Actually the loop does less good the better the radio is,
not that it's ever useless.
But the SRIII already has a pretty good impedance match to
free space, and so it can't be improved as much as a worse
radio, by the loop.
The time to check it is in the daytime. At night all signals
are strong, loop or no loop. Selectivity pays more than
sensitivity at night.
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