Agreed fully. But the very low output antennas usually go hand in hand with
small suburban or non rural environs and thus very noisy. To achieve a useful
sn ratio with all the noise and low output is a big challenge especially if you
are not in the lower latitudes. I note n4is comments from noisy FL lot BUT
there is a huge diff in propagation and sig levels from there to NY area. U
keep believing more and more that an additional factor for good rx conditions
is also wide open terrain and not only because those are typically quiet.
During a recent area wide power blackout here for 5 days it was very quiet but
still could t hear many things others less than 100 miles were hearing in far
more open land. I think it's because arrival angles are so low obstructions
will degrade levels.
I have no issues on 80 and higher. Hear what everyone else does but 160 is a
major major challenge on rx.
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On Nov 30, 2011, at 5:08 PM, wb6rse1@mac.com wrote:
> I've used a variety of loops, from a small rotatable coax diamond to my
> present receiving antenna, a large 14 x 29 ft flag.
> It is more useful to think of these antennas as providing directivity, not
> gain. What's important is a relative improvement in signal to noise ratio. It
> is not unusual to have improved copy on the desired signal while the loop is
> pointed at other than a dead on heading.
>
> 73 - Steve WB6RSE
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