Topband: K9AY Loop Questions

[Cecil acuff]

I will add that my termination resistance adjustment did work well. It would show significant changes in the depth of nulls.

Cecil

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> On Jan 2, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I recently installed a K9AY loop (with the Array Solutions controller), and have a couple of questions.  Installation is pretty standard, with a fiberglass pole at the center, ground rod at its base, and on the ground radials under each direction of the loop.
> 
> The antenna is directional, as demonstrated by tuning in broadcast stations at the high end of the AM band and separating stations on the same frequency so that I can hear one or the other.  Atmospheric noise is 1-2 S units more on my inverted L than on the K9AY antenna, but signal strengths of stations in the favored direction of the loop seem about the same or a bit lower than the inverted L.  The Termination adjustment is working, to judge by the switching transients, but seems to make little or no difference.
> 
> How do these results compare with others' experience?  I didn't expect a "magic bullet", but the K9AY loop seems a little bit underwhelming.
> 
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