[Lf] [Fwd: LF: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Loops again]

[Andre Kesteloot]

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Subject: LF: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Loops again
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:24:04 -0600
From: "WE0H" <we0h at gentekcom.com>
Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org
To: <rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org>

What is special about an Ashlock loop you ask; the tuning components.
Nothing new and exotic just explained real well by Bill and tested over and
over to refine the procedure and construction and installation of a
super-performing loop. Everyone that has followed his advise to the exact
letter has gotten a good signal on the band in the US. I am waiting for the
license to be mailed back so I can cram 400w into my loop. If I can make 1w
go easily past 160 miles with a totally audible CW signal day and night,
imagine what 400w or even less would do as I don't think it will take the
full legal limit to make solid CW contacts with this antenna and decent
conditions.

I understand that most amateur LF antennas are inefficient, but these loops
have been bad mouthed for a long time and we have an Engineer here that has
taken on the task of designing and testing the heck out of a 50' by 50' loop
on 185kc and come up with a few variations that tested in the real world on
the air and continue to prove their awesome design and engineering to
perform excellent.

Yes, verticals do work well with the proper installation. Or you can make a
lousy installed vertical work with a bunch of power. But take a lousy
installed loop or lousy matched loop and it wont work worth a darn. Follow
Bill's advise and it will work.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf
WE 185.3026kc
QRSS & -.-.  .--

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of Steve Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 2:16 AM
To: rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: Re: RE: Re: Re: Loops again


----- Original Message -----
From: WE0H <we0h at gentekcom.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org>
Sent: 25 December 2002 02:40
Subject: LF: RE: Re: Re: Loops again


 > Then why did my 1-watt signal go 1302 miles the other week? I was sending
 > QRSS-30 and the receive station was southwest from here. My loop points
 > north and south. It usually goes out past 500 miles in QRSS and over 160
 > miles in CW with the receiving station listening to it with his ears. It
is
 > an Ashlock loop maybe that is the difference???
What's special about an Ashlock loop?

The article I mentioned does say that electrically tiny loops are
inefficient - but aren't electrically tiny verticals inefficient too?

Steve