[Lowfer] Band conditions

Archie [email protected]
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:54:37 -0500 

Bill I agree with you on this I have visited many of my friends and they
are local noise limited by ad much as a continuous s9 when at my home I
have s0 which is very limiting for them. Or I guess a challenge for
them.

Archie

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Bill Ashlock
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 12:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Band conditions

Larry,

>I am just surprised that I can see your signal so well
>with your loops not favoring my direction! No need to change
>your positioning for me. I had one capture last night that was
>very strong from you!

The maximum signal loss for your heading would be -3db (really not that
much 
of a signal reduction) since you are at a 45deg heading from here. Some 
weird scattering effects sometimes improve on this, however. My N/S loop

would yield about the same signal.

>Yes the K9AY gives a good switchable cardioid pattern

**>and I have a very quiet rf environment.**

THAT seems to be my problem with about every report of antenna
performance. 
There's a pattern here! No pun intended <G>. Seems the guys reporting
are in 
a low noise environment to begin with. Show me the report from someone 
living in 'everyone's typically noisy neighborhood USA', comparing
different 
antennas!!

Have you (others) seen any LF weak signal comparisons (S/N not signal 
strength) between a typical 6ft loop and a K9AY type loop? Didn't Bill 
Bowers put together a Lowdown article on this a few years back? Could
have 
been comparing a K9AY with a 100ft long ferrite cored loop, however. :)

Again, he had a good receiving site, as well! Grrrrrr.

Bill A

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