Seeing-I-dawg wrote:
Here's another idea:

Custom made, 5ft square, rotatable loop using Wellbrook ALA-100 amp

"...so far it looks to be a fine replacement for my 700 ft. NW Beverage
antenna..."

http://sdr-1000.blogspot.com/2006/07...0-antenna.html

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"Seeing-I-dawg" wrote in message
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Do you currently use a longwire or dipole or have the real estate for one?
Have you been considering the ALA1530+ instead?

I exchanged emails with Wellbrook about using the ALA100 with my current
70M
fullwave Horizontal loop.

About Horizontal loops
http://www.cebik.com/wire/hl.html
http://www.cebik.com/fdim/atl1.html
http://www.cebik.com/wire/horloop.html

About ALA100 http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/ALA100b.html

The ALA100 will allow me to use a coax feeder instead of the noise prone
450ohm ladder-line and dispense with the
antenna tuner/matchbox.

Per Wellbrook, "You may also find that a smaller vertical loop with
ALA100
will give better directivity for MW plus very high gain at HF. The ALA100
will out perform the ALA1530+ , because the loop area is much larger."

So if you are considering a ALA1530+ and are currently occupying real
estate
with a long-wire or dipole, you may consider joining the ends with the
ALA100 for a loop in either the horizontal or vertical plane.

Here's to the '06/'07 DXing season!
Post your logs and good luck.



Once you have about 50ft on the ALA100, it really cranks. I have mine
in a multi-turn loop as well. With 50ft, myAR7030+ needs to switch in
the attenuator on local BCB.