20 Sept 2010

The loop works well on 500kHz TX

Unique reports on 500kHz WSPR this evening
My vertical loop of 1mm diameter wire seems to work very well on 500khz WSPR with some excellent reports this evening, indeed some of these reports are better than I ever received (I think) on the short Marconi vertical last winter. Certainly there will be some directionality, which is the downside of this antenna. Results on 500kHz are SO much easier than on 136kHz where the lower radiation resistance and electrical size make it so much less efficient.

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