[TowerTalk] Active Loop Receiving Antenna?

[Jim Cassidy]

I have used a pixelsat loop off and on for a couple of years.  I would recommend it although so far I have not had great success with long distance DX signals on the low bands.  It does work better than I expected on other bands.  I have observed this mostly by mistakenly leaving the receive antenna connected instead of my usual A3s on the higher bands.  I will be working along and notice that and surprised that I am hearing as well as I am.
I did ask the pixelsat rep at the convention in Visalia last year and he recommended higher and trying more different locations.  I have not done that so cannot comment on that .

There have been times on a local 10m net that I have heard someone weakly that I could not even tell was there on the main antenna.
I am not using the optional BC band filter and have very little problem from 2 nearby 50KW stations.

73 Jim KI7Y

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony" <dxdx at optonline.net>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2013 1:47:59 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Active Loop Receiving Antenna?

All:

I recently spoke to a ham who was using an active loop antenna for 
low-band reception on 80 and 160 meters. He said the signal-to-noise 
ratio was far better on the magnetic loop than it is on low-band 
dipoles. Being directional, it can also be rotated to null the noise.

I was thinking about getting one for LF and MF frequency monitoring 
which I'm hoping could double as a low band receiving antenna. Pixel 
Technologies makes one that covers LF through HF.

See - http://www.pixelsatradio.com/product/shortwave-magnetic-loop-antenna/

Anyone using one of these for low-band reception?

Tony


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Jim Cassidy   

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