Hardy and others - thank you MUCHO Beaucoup! All replies were filled with sound suggestions or anecdotal evidence that have helped me put together a trade study that is leading me to.....erect a horizontal loop (making it as long on the sides as possible) and look into running as long a BOG as I can. Between them I outta figure out if one is "worth more" than the other or, keep both and figure out a simple switching method between 'em.
Certainly received more information and positive suggestions than I anticipated. Subject is closed, from my perspective, as I've got 'work to do" Hi Hi 72, Jim R. K9JWV > From: n...@cox.net > To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com; topband@contesting.com > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 01:12:21 -0700 > Subject: Re: Topband: K6STI low noise receive loop > > Jim, > When I first got on 160 I put one up at the urging of W6KUT (SK) back in the > late '80s. It worked fair but had a lot of QRN from the cars parked > underneath in the garage. The dimensions of the flat garage roof were > exactly the dimensions needed for the K6STI loop so that's where the loop > went but ignition noise with cars coming and going was not a satisfactory > deal. The heigth of the loop was about 12 ft and heard well without the auto > QRN. > > I soon put up some short Beverages (330 ft) and they were better (but more > $$) so the K6STI went away. > > If that is the only rx antenna you can put up then go for it. W6KUT wrote an > article in QST about the loop about that time so I am sure it's on the ARRL > website or listed in the ON4UN biblography of his Low Band DXing book.Get it > away from the house if at all possible and all noise sources. > I think the K6STI loop along with the BOG will give a good receiving > starting point. > My 2 cents... > 73 Hardy N7RT > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Rodenkirch" <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> > To: <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 9:10 AM > Subject: Topband: K6STI low noise receive loop > > > > > > Has anyone employed that K6STI receive antenna? It doesn't equal a > > Beverage, for sure, BUT - for a small footprint area it looks interesting. > > I'd think it wouldn't matter if one used 450 ohm ladder line or 300 ohm > > twinlead for the connection between the opposite ends but...not sure if > > that's a good assumption. I need an alternate receive antenna as my > > vertical is, simply, too noisy but space is at a premium here. I could > > put up a short BOG, maybe 200' long so think that K6STI loop might be a > > great idea. Thoughts? 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK