Topband: Sanity Check on K9AY Loop Sensitivity

[Ron WV4P]

Over my soil the K9AY's were Lazy.
I added radials under the elements and they woke up, but directivity
suffered a bit.
I added 4 more radials between the elements and they woke up even more...
And the directionality was back.

Ron, WV4P

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 10:13 AM Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's a new one for me! A short Beverage for higher-angle signals. Thanks!
> I need a few of those here for closer stateside signals. :-)
>
> 73 Mike
> W0BTU
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 9:55 AM Frank Donovan <donovanf at starpower.net>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > ... Once you get your loop antenna going you might consider experimenting
> > with alternative loop configurations for improved performance. For
> example,
> > the VE3DO loop has excellent reviews. K3LR is a big proponent of VE3DO
> > loops.
> >
> > https://www.ok1rr.com/index.php/antennas/8-the-ve3do-receiving-loop
> >
> >  http://audiosystemsgroup.com/VE3DO.pdf
> >
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