Yes, if you are running 100 watts or less then take a good look at those
magnetic loop antennas. They seem to work very well indeed. I worked an
Italian station on 20m ssb and he was using a loop antenna, he switched to a
vertical as a comparison and he was slightly louder on the magnetic loop.
The only disadvantage is that they need retuning if you change frequency
slightly. However. this narrow bandwidth is advantageous in helping to
prevent tvi though.
Mark N1UK
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: "WA6RKN" <WA6RKN@ARRL.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, 28 February, 2009 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Isotron Antennas
> It is a joke - much less effective than one of the MFJ compact loop
> antennas, or the original compact loop if you can find one.
> I remember that KA9FGOX won Sweepstakes low power one year from Puerto
> Rico using one of the originals.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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11:10 AM 2/28/2009, WA6RKN wrote:
>>If you gentle readers would bear with me while I take an excursion into
>>some
>>antenna type questions....
>>
>>Specifically, the Isotron Antenna.
>>
>>Being a skeptic, this antenna sounds too good to be true..
>>
>>So..I ask you folk..Opinions? Thoughts....good or bad.....
>>
>>(Or any suggestions of a small footprint antenna for use from an apartment
>>landing. This one caught my attention as one could BS the apartment
>>management and say it was a fancy sat dish. They wouldn't know the
>>difference. LOL)
>>
>>Limited area for an HF antenna and severe restrictions necessitates the
>>search and questions.
>>
>>Dipoles and other wire antennas are out. Verticals are pretty much out as
>>well.
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>>Joe Wolfe
>>WA6RKN
>>
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