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October 17th 04, 10:36 PM

(Joe Analssandrini) wrote in message . com...
Hi Steve,

I compared them "head-to-head" only once (with the AOR WL-500 mounted
in a window in the back of my house, almost directly under the
Wellbrook in the attic) and the Wellbrook still performed better (5-20
dB at the time). (I cannot mount the WL-500 in the attic where I have
the Wellbrook.) I did not perform a comprehensive test, however.

The preselector on the WL-500 is not critical at all. You do have to
switch between 3-9 and 9-30 MHz, but the "tuning" knob is very easy to
use and you do not need to adjust it within a meter band; you can do
so, of course, if you want to get the very last bit of gain, but,
frankly, I have rarely had to do that.

FYI: The Wellbrook has no preselector and I was advised by the factory
that none is necessary. Some may even degrade reception, I was told.

All the best,

Joe

Thanks for the info, Joe. The Wellbrook really does sound like an
excellent antenna. I'd be tempted to buy one, but it's a lot of dough
to put down without being able to "test drive" it.

It would be neat if one of the remote controlled receivers accessible
via the internet allowed you to switch between a variety of different
antennas. What a useful service that would be--and I suspect some
manufacturers could be convinced to loan an antenna to such an effort
(ASSUMING they're confident their unit will perform well).

Best,

Steve