On 1/2/2022 7:29 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
The antenna is directional, as demonstrated by tuning in broadcast
stations at the high end of the AM band and separating stations on the
same frequency so that I can hear one or the other. Atmospheric noise
is 1-2 S units more on my inverted L than on the K9AY antenna, but
signal strengths of stations in the favored direction of the loop seem
about the same or a bit lower than the inverted L.
Hi Pete,
RX antennas don't make signals louder, but they improve the signal to
noise ratio, making them easier to copy -- IF your noise(s) is/are not
in the same direction as the signal.
73, Jim K9YC
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