[HCARC] Listening Antenna's

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Bill Tynan spoke 2 meetings ago about an issue of QST that he won in a raffle at one of the functions he attended, and I just got around to finding and digesting the information in the link to the article on listening antennas that he graciously sent to me.  The link to the antenna is:  http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/loop/k9ay/k9ay_orig.pdf

This looks to be an answer to many peoples problems of SPACE - no, not AMSAT kind of Space, but physical as in acreage SPACE.  This whole array of antennas is situated in a 30 foot diameter circle with a 25 foot high Mast in the middle.  It may work perrectly for me as my "Shack To Be" is located in one corner of my 7 acres, thus limiting the possibility of using a Beverage antenna to 2 different directions (south around to West).  I have no way to go either North or East.  I do however have plenty of room for several 0 foot diameter circles - some even really close to where the shack is being built.

If someone looks at the link and has some expertise in antennas (I surely do not), what would happen if 4 sets of these antennas werre constructed on the same post covering not only N/S, E/W but also NE/SW and NW/SE??  I wonder if therre would be some interference from the other wires - maybe not since only one of the four sets are connected at any one time.  I'll try to email the author too to see what he says.

Gary J
N5"BAA"
HCARC Secretary (2013)