There would be little advantage with the loops because once the side/rear response is 20 or so db down, the RDF is determined by the width of the forward lobe. John K9DX
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:13 -0800 > From: r_baka...@yahoo.com > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: New 160M high performance receiving antenna at W3LPL > > I have been wondering if the antenna element in phased arrays could be a loop > rather than a vertical. My thinking is that the loop has some level of > directivity so phasing two of them should result in better side lobe > suppression compared to a vertical. Is there any merit to this thought? > Specifically, will I see better RDF numbers if I were to use loop elements in > any of the active 8 and 4 circle systems (e.g., DX Engineering, Hi-Z > Antennas, etc.)? > > Rudy N2WQ > _________________ > Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector