Hi Neil,
  From one ancient radio enthusiast to another! I think we are the same age!
    I agree that there is something wrong with your Wellbrook loop.  Over the five years I have been on 630M, with an experimental license, and then as K4LY, I have done hundreds of A/B tests using my MW TX antenna, flag antennas, KAZ antennas, a HB and a commercial  PA0RDT type amplified whip, and the Wellbrook loop.  The Wellbrook compares favorably with all of them, and at 15' above ground on a TV  rotator is my go-to receive antenna on 630M and 2200M.  Only directional  BIG flag and KAZ antennas, or beverages which I don't have room for here,  all obviously not rotatable, provide a better SNR in my experience and testing.   The Wellbrook loop is a stellar antenna for MW and has a large following among BCB DXers.  I would think that a working Wellbrook loop a few feet above ground and as far away from your and other houses as possible would be your best bet for 630M reception.
Doug K4LY
Inman, SC  EM85wb


On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 9:03 AM Neil Klagge <w0yse@msn.com> wrote:
Well, the W loop that I put outside on the driveway did not decode anything on 630m overnight. It seems to be deaf at LMF.  It was working ok on 20m, but as I moved down to the lower bands it got increasingly deaf. I think there is something wrong in the active amplifier at the bottom of that loop. 

This morning I switched back to my LOTW antenna just in time to decode Rudy again [N6LF]. 

1 spots:

Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az Mode
 2022-08-22 12:26   N6LF   0.475613   -22   0   CN83lt   5   W0YSE   DN41ah   948   103   2 

I have another active amplifier I can try on another W loop tonight. Stay tuned... hihi

73

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