So, Dominique, you've tried them both and prefer the
Wellbrook - or you interpret Guy's data and agree with his
conclusion? Go to Pixel's site and you'll find the Pro-1
beats the Wellbrook. I wouldn't expect a commercial site
to use an unflattering comparison in their advertising.
I certainly have built my share of antennas - TTFD,
slopers, dipoles bi-Beverage, long wires - active antennas
- even remotely tuned/amplified balanced loops. I have a
technical background - got my FCC First Class
Radiotelephone license 9/68; was a USN ET ('69-'72);
taught electronics/telecommunications '75-'95; and chiefed
at several FM stations and part-time at one AM station.
Why would I spend most of $400 on something I could build?
In retrospect, that decision three years ago was a good
one.
I bought my Pro-1A three years ago to replace my wire
antennas, whose ancient tree supports had succumbed to
disease and/or the ravages of weather, the worst of which
was destined to test the Pixel antenna 4/2011 & 1/2012
in two tornadoe near misses. The first one dislodged some
roof shingles, as it was airborne here, but the second one
turned the loop as it emptied the deck the antenna was
mounted to and redistributed my wife's wind chimes,
totally destroying homes a block away. I had chosen the
Pixel for it's robust and modular construction - and it
had paid off. Having been 'made in the USA' didn't hurt,
either. Last summer found my wife and I moving - after
36.5 yr - to a garden home.
The new home has a Home Owner's Association - with by-laws
prohibiting outside antennas. I carried my Pro-1A up the
stairs to the floored tall attic and mounted it's 5 ft
mast in a tripod mount and set it high and as clear of
interference as I could, hooking it's RG6 feed to an
existing such feed to my 'office' below. I now have the
best and most QRM-free reception I've ever had. The
background noise is minimal - and the desired signals are
stronger than I recalled at the old house 3 miles away.
The background noise is practically non existent, from the
200 kHz remaining aeronautical beacons to MW BCB stations
to tropical bands to SW BCBs, as sparsely populated as
they now are. It's directional nature permitted reduction
in a QRM source - the metal cylinder in my yard (buried
utilities) which contains the fiber optic/twisted pair DSL
modem was DFed with my Tecsun PL-660 as the culprit. In
all honesty, protected from the elements - in my attic -
the Wellbrook would have been fine.
I spent most of $400 on my Pixel simply because I had it -
returns from another hobby-item's sale. I don't regret it
one bit - it and the R30A - resurrected my longtime hobby.
I even got my NRD-525, R8, & HF-150 out of storage and
since bought a used R75 and HF-225 - all sharing the Pixel
antenna. One minor regret, born from my prior experiences
with power outages - no 12V power inserter for battery
power. I can remedy that after I find my soldering iron!
If you've never tried a decent shielded loop antenna, you
need to. Whether you build or buy is up to you.
John
--- In loopantennas@..., "Dominique Kremp"
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> Hi folks,
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> Just have a look at this review from Guy Atkins:
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> I fully agree with him !
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> Dominique
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> Normandy, France
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> De : loopantennas@...
[mailto:loopantennas@...] De la part de
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> Envoy?? : lundi 3 f??vrier 2014 21:06
> ?€ : loopantennas@...
> Objet : [loopantennas] Pixel-RF-PRO-1B receive
magnetic Loop
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> Hello one and all
> NEW Member here
> Just started working at Pixel Technologies
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> always looking for product feedback, suggestions,
etc.
> I'm learning the product as I go - willing to provide
what assistance I can
> and learn from the users what works, what would make
it better etc.
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> Thx in advance
> David
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