[TowerTalk] Receive active 4-sq vs Shared apex loop performance

[Chuck Dietz]

How tall a mast do you need for the Sal-30?

Chuck W5PR

On Monday, February 8, 2016, Fernando González, EC1CT <ec1ct at esbesaya.com>
wrote:

> Hi Krish,
> Haven´t tested nor the beverage neither the 8 circle array but I got some
> experience with shared apex loop from array solutions (SAL-30). A year ago
> I friend of mine Oscar EA1DR was looking for
> some reception antenna for his contest station up in the mountains. He was
> thinking in some beverages as he has enough property for them. I talked to
> thim about the SAL-30 that Array Solutions was just
> released and ended up emailing Craig K9CT who was using one. He said the
> SAL-30 outperformed their beverages marginally but it takes lot of less
> space so Oscar ordered one promptly.
> I guess it was the first sold out of the US. Oscar EA1DR,  Pedro EA1YO and
> me spent half day setting the SAL up located about 700 feet away from the
> shack and as far as we could from the transmitting antennas (2 elements on
> 40, 1/4 vertical on 80 and inverted L on 160). The first tests we did that
> day (at night) was really impressive. We managed to get 23-25 db f/b and we
> were able to hear (and contact) HL5IVL and DU7ET easily on 160. If I
> remember correctly that was on October so not that bad. The performance was
> amazing on top band and quite good on 80 with some excellents results on
> 40. The manual was clear and well documented and Array Solutions replied
> quickly to our enquires. I personally didn´t liked so much the fiberglass
> mast that they sell with the SAL but Array Solutions offers you a package
> without them (you provide the mast yourself) which is really a point in
> their favour and makes the shipment overseas affordable. The footprint of
> the system is another favourable thing as it would be easily fit in
> virtually any back yard. If you want more info, you could see some videos
> on Internet about the SAL and even I guess Oscar EA1DR uploaded some from
> his Top Band activity. 73
> EC1CT Fernando - KD0IGJ
> ec1ct at esbesaya.com
>
>
> -----Mensaje original----- From: krishna kumar via TowerTalk
> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 3:43 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Receive active 4-sq vs Shared apex loop performance
>
> Howdie folksWe have a W7IUV flag at about 5 feet off the ground. While it
> does help cut down the noise on 160m and haveworked some Dx, it has not
> done much for 80m Rx. The 75ohm coax is fed to a Dx-engg pre-amp in
> theshack. Hence we are looking into other options for this spring/summer.
> The Dx-engg active 4-circle/8-circle product, while expensive, has been
> used by dxpeds like FT5ZM andhas good reviews. I have some say that the
> Hi-Z does not work as good or even any close to theirbeverage.
> The dual shared apex loop from array solutions is relatively less
> expensive and needs to be mountedhigh to clear people and deer traffic in a
> 40ft radius footprint.
> Any first hand experience and comparison/recommendation of one versus the
> other?
> 73krishw4vku
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