Topband: K9AY Loop Questions

[Jim Brown]

On 1/2/2022 7:29 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> 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.

Hi Pete,

RX antennas don't make signals louder, but they improve the signal to 
noise ratio, making them easier to copy -- IF your noise(s) is/are not 
in the same direction as the signal.

73, Jim K9YC