Topband: Eighteen years later, K9AY rethinks the receiving loop antenna

[Mike Waters]

Thanks, Gary.

The only question I have (if you have time) is about the updated grounding
suggestions for your original design. I know you posted something in the
past that it works better if the ground is changed somehow.

I get private emails from time to time from people who've seen my Beverage
page, but with no room for a full-size Beverage. I used to recommend your
antenna to them; I knew what those ground recommendations were for the K9AY
loop, I'd include those. TIA.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 12:43 PM, K9AY <k9ay at k9ay.com> wrote:

> Here are a few key point related to the NCJ article:
>
> 1. The article is mainly about a practical and reliable way to model the
> K9AY Loop.
> 2. The reasons for making such an effort included trusting the model to
> accurately represent alternative structures, which ultimately required
> building and testing some of them.
> 3. One type of new configuration was shown as an example, with brief
> comments including the main tradeoffs.
> 4. I'm trying to get a comprehensive article written, but it's been hard
> to set aside the time to sort out and prioritize all the big and little
> things I've examined over the years.
>
> I'll try to respond to questions, but be warned that I'm busy with some
> annual projects that bunch up every March-April!
>
> 73, Gary
> K9AY