I have had stunning LW reception from the "far east" -- meaning Russia on Long wave - with a Hula-Hoop sized ALA100 home brew loop.
Simply, anything much larger than 20 or 30 feet around is completely pointless. On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:43 AM, Mark Durenberger Mobile < ma...@durenberger.com> wrote: > Walt: I'm curious; does LW signal strength improvement justify a 100 ft. > circumference or beyond? I s'pect there's a practical/empirical-best-size; > probably beyond 60 feet...but where would you suggest stopping? > > Cheers! > > > >> -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> - VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com