On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 17:54:26 -0500 (EST) Bill Tippett <btippett@CTC.Net>
writes:
>
> Maybe this is another case of modeling not representing the
>real
>world accurately since I am convinced my vertical is the better
>antenna...
>so much so that my loop is now collecting dust in the barn! I will
>also
>hasten to add that it served me very well for 2.5 seasons at both NC
>QTH's.
It is ALL due to that great soil Bill!
Have you run EZNEC to determine if the TOA was different between the two?
There is also a 3-4dB decrease off the loop ends.
With skew paths and who knows what else thrown into the soup; I asked
Earl about the interlaced quads. They may prove to be an adequate
compromise...particularly on 80/40M for those without the room for tall
towers and elaborate ground systems.
>W3BGN's loop is a killer and W2GD's has won the CQ 160 Multiop several
>times the past few years so they are a very good antenna as proven by
>results
Do you have any dimensions or soil data? Wasnt the GD one on some very
tall tower at the ocean?
73 Carl KM1H
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