Jim,
When I first got on 160 I put one up at the urging of W6KUT (SK) back in the
late '80s. It worked fair but had a lot of QRN from the cars parked
underneath in the garage. The dimensions of the flat garage roof were
exactly the dimensions needed for the K6STI loop so that's where the loop
went but ignition noise with cars coming and going was not a satisfactory
deal. The heigth of the loop was about 12 ft and heard well without the auto
QRN.
I soon put up some short Beverages (330 ft) and they were better (but more
$$) so the K6STI went away.
If that is the only rx antenna you can put up then go for it. W6KUT wrote an
article in QST about the loop about that time so I am sure it's on the ARRL
website or listed in the ON4UN biblography of his Low Band DXing book.Get it
away from the house if at all possible and all noise sources.
I think the K6STI loop along with the BOG will give a good receiving
starting point.
My 2 cents...
73 Hardy N7RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Rodenkirch" <rodenkirch_llc@msn.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 9:10 AM
Subject: Topband: K6STI low noise receive loop
Has anyone employed that K6STI receive antenna? It doesn't equal a
Beverage, for sure, BUT - for a small footprint area it looks interesting.
I'd think it wouldn't matter if one used 450 ohm ladder line or 300 ohm
twinlead for the connection between the opposite ends but...not sure if
that's a good assumption. I need an alternate receive antenna as my
vertical is, simply, too noisy but space is at a premium here. I could
put up a short BOG, maybe 200' long so think that K6STI loop might be a
great idea. Thoughts? 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
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