Topband: K6STI low noise receive loop

[James Rodenkirch]

Hardy and others - thank you MUCHO Beaucoup!  All replies were filled with sound suggestions or anecdotal evidence that have helped me put together a trade study that is leading me to.....erect a horizontal loop (making it as long on the sides as possible) and look into running as long a BOG as I can.  Between them I outta figure out if one is "worth more" than the other or, keep both and figure out a simple switching method between 'em.

Certainly received more information and positive suggestions than I anticipated.  Subject is closed, from my perspective, as I've got 'work to do"  Hi Hi

72, Jim R. K9JWV

> From: n7rt at cox.net
> To: rodenkirch_llc at msn.com; topband at contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 01:12:21 -0700
> Subject: Re: Topband: K6STI low noise receive loop
> 
> 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 at msn.com>
> To: <topband at 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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