Topband: K9AY Loop Questions

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

No significant difference in most cases.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/3/2022 10:55 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> 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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