Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC

This first one is the loop antenna . . . This second one is the wire antenna . . . Not too shabby – World Adventist Radio / Madagascar – 100KW I believe . . . If conditions are decent – they both perform well – when it’s crap conditions the loop will tend toContinue reading “Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC”

Bruce – Does that Loop Antenna Thingy Actually Work?

Yes – Yes it does – and quite well I might add . . . The picture below shows the radiation pattern for a loop antenna – which is also its receive pattern – it has two defined receive “spots” and two defined “null” spots . . . Here is WLS Chicago at about 5AMContinue reading “Bruce – Does that Loop Antenna Thingy Actually Work?”