Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Hello.

Nice pictures - thanks for the link.

It makes sense for this antenna to be popular in Japan - their homes
(and lots) are relatively small and close together. Plus, with the
Japanese' love for electronic equipment, I should expect that there is
lots of local electrical noise present in many locations. These
Wellbrook antennas are ideal for such situations and their performance
at the very least rivals, and in many cases, especially during the
summer, exceeds that of longwires.

Back in 2005, Andy Ikin had so many orders from Japan (as well as from
Ibiquity - for use with AM IBOC [HD] radio) that there was a very long
wait for orders to be filled.

Though the pictures show the ALA 1530, which is designed primarily for
optimum MW reception with SW reception being somewhat secondary, the
ALA 330S, designed for optimum SW reception, especially on the higher
frequencies, looks just like it. (I own two of them.)

In my opinion, for "real-world" SW listening, there is none better.

Best,

Joe

wrote:
Some nice photos:

http://ala1530.hobby-web.net/user.html

I noted Wellbrook added a higher bandwidth version of the 1530, going
right up to the FM broadcast band. I know someone who ordered one, so
I'm waiting for some feedback.

If you have the ALA-100, which allows for more "wire" than their loops,
I seriously doubt there is ever a time when a long wire is better. My
radio switches in an attenuator for some local AM BCB with my ALA-100
that has about 60ft of wire.