Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

True, Nick.  I guess my instant comparisons were with some pretty hefty
antennae at my old place in Oak Bay, and with BOGs in Masset, so not really
a fair comparison!   Walt

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On the other hand Walt, some years ago KKOL-1300 was logged from coastal
> Hokkaido using about 16 feet of wire formed into a loop around a window,
> feeding an ALA100, and driving the old Dymek DR-333.  It's a pretty nice
> antenna amplifier, even sometimes with a sub-20 foot aperture.
>
> (and come to think of it, my tentative WBOB test was using an ALA100
> driven with a 54" on a side copper pipe loop)
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> At 01:39 03-02-16, you wrote:
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>> Les, you will have no issues with signal strength.  The ALA 100 works
>> very well this way, but, the bigger the loop, the more signal you will
>> have. Mine are from 20' circumference to well over 100'.  I remember my
>> first try was with a small loop of perhaps 10' around, and I wasn't
>> impressed.  Big is better!   Walt
>>
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