[600MRG] Tried the W loop on LMF this session

[Warren Ziegler]

Hi Neil,

   I have a couple of Wellbrook loops and have good results on 137 and 472
kHz. I use a Wellbrook 1530LNP at my QTH west of Boston, it's mounted about
10 feet off the ground on some military masting on a TV rotator about 100
feet from the house.  My Wellbrook in Maine in a 1530LN, perhaps 75 feet
from the house on an aluminum tripod about 4 feet above ground. Both give
good results on LF and MF. I suspect that your problem with the Wellbrook
is that it's mounted inside the house?  I'm guessing that you have antenna
restrictions, perhaps you are in a condo that doesn't allow outdoor
antennas at all. Can you put the antenna in the attic? I can't think of a
clever way of disguising a loop like the way you might have a vertical in a
flagpole.

Keep us posted on your experiments!

73 Warren


On Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 8:37 AM Neil Klagge <w0yse at msn.com> wrote:

> GM all.
> I tried the Wellbrook active loop this session on 630m (LMF) but got no
> wspr decodes. I put it at the same level next to my wall near my LOTW
> antenna [the LOTW was detuned for this test].
>
> This morning before 6 am I switched back to my LOTW and picked up N6LF's
> wspr at 6:14 am. [Thanks for being there Rudy!]
>
> I am wondering if W loops need to be elevated just like the Eprobe active
> whips ??
>
> More experiments to follow....
>
> 73 all
>
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