I tried the Array Solutions SAL30 and didn’t find it an improvement. I hoped it would be an improvement. It might just be my lot.
It has had some technical improvement since I owned mine but the video is not typical. At least not at my site. Cecil K5DL Sent from my iPad > On Jan 5, 2022, at 8:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I tried an AY loop decades ago, without the Array Solutions adjustable > termination controller, and I do not remember it being that useful for RX. > The antenna is ground dependant so perhaps it works better for some than > others. Even a short Beverage may be a better choice. From my P40A station I > used a Pennant with decent results. It was inexpensive to build and not > ground dependant however it only covered one direction. The Array Solutions > Shared Apex Loop Array has great reviews and may be worth considering, Pete. > > John KK9A > > > > Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: > > I recently installed a K9AY loop (with the Array Solutions controller), > and have a couple of questions. Installation is pretty standard, with a > fiberglass pole at the center, ground rod at its base, and on the ground > radials under each direction of the loop. > > The antenna is directional, as demonstrated by tuning in broadcast > stations at the high end of the AM band and separating stations on the > same frequency so that I can hear one or the other. Atmospheric noise > is 1-2 S units more on my inverted L than on the K9AY antenna, but > signal strengths of stations in the favored direction of the loop seem > about the same or a bit lower than the inverted L. The Termination > adjustment is working, to judge by the switching transients, but seems > to make little or no difference. > > How do these results compare with others' experience? I didn't expect a > "magic bullet", but the K9AY loop seems a little bit underwhelming. > > -- > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network > web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
