The main use of the coax loop or any loop for that matter is not gain but low
noise directivity. Placing it on a small TV rotator allows for the nully of
local noise to help improve the SNR for the desired signal. A preamp may not be
necessary especially of it increases the desired signal and th
I goofed with those gain numbers. Forgot to do the average gain test in
EZNEC. The program was making big errors due to too many segments.
The real answer is that there is only 2.4 dB less gain for the
horizontal loop.
Jerry, K4SAV
On 9/30/2016 9:50 AM, K4SAV wrote:
A small loop mounted ho
A small loop mounted horizontally will be omnidirectional, mostly
horizontally polarized and with a null overhead. An omnidirectional
antenna isn't usually a very low noise receiving antenna. The gain will
drop by a lot if the antenna is at low heights. A square loop 5 ft on a
side placed ho
I have a 160 meter rcv loop - kc2tx product - I want to employ this season.
I don't have a lot of band noise here in s/w Utah and don't want to bother with
a rotor socan I mount the loop in a horizontal configuration and expect
some improvement in rcv signal strength? I seem to recall Tom, W
