---- Guy Atkins <d...@guyatkins.com> wrote: > For the last few months I've been doing some methodical comparing of the > signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of many stations as heard through the Pixel > Technologies RF PRO-1A and Wellbrook Communications ALA1530 active loop > antennas. Using the spectrum analyzer qualities of the Perseus SDR receiver > I've been able to be very objective on which loop antenna gives the best > reception on all the LW, MW, and HF bands. > > I've written a detailed review of the two loops which contains S/N charts > for all bands, plus a selection of "A-B" comparison MP3 recordings and the > original MS Excel spreadsheet file of raw S/N data available for download. > > I've sent the review to some DX hobby web sites for possible publication, > but Wellbrook has chosen to make the PDF file available now for download > from their site: > > http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/reviews/ALA1530-vs-RFPRO-1AReview.pdf > > I hope you find the comparison review useful. It was very interesting and > refreshing to use a receiver like Perseus as a S/N measuring tool rather > than just making observations "by ear" as I've done for all my previous > reviews and articles over the years. > > 73, > > Guy Atkins > Puyallup, WA USA > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > i...@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: i...@hard-core-dx.com >
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