Who can afford to put an antenna 40-65 ft above the ground? Not me...not on retirement. I guess I am stuck with my MLA (Magnetic Loop Antenna) that will talk all over and is quiet as a mouse when it comes to QRM and QRN..
On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 7:53 AM Tom Kruczek <
w1txt@...> wrote:
Hello to the group, this is my first post here.? I have a PIXEL PRO-1B (DXE-PRO-1B) that is mounted on a tripod, about 10' above ground and in the open.? The loop is being fed with 75 ohm quad shield coax.? No issues.
I've been using the loop with my FTDX-101D for diversity reception. While doing careful A/B comparisons between the loop and other wire antennas, I find that the strongest signal received varies based on time of day, frequency, distance to the target station, etc. It would be very interesting if there were guidelines one when the loop may have it's best performance? For example, on 75m, the loop seems pretty good during morning greyline propagation, but not at other times of the day.? My wire antennas generally outperform the loop (stronger signals, lower noise) as they are 40-65' above ground, but not always.
Are there any guidelines on when a loop may provide its best performance?
Regards,
Tom Kruczek
W1TXT?
