Topband: K9AY Loop Questions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Which antenna can you more easily copy the station on?  I would hope the 
loop.

W0MU

On 1/2/2022 12:24 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> 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
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