Hello John,

I have no experience with the Dressler antennas, but I own a Wellbrook
ALA 330S Active Loop Antenna. This is the best overall antenna I have
ever used. (At one time, when I lived in a ranch-style home, I was
able to run a 100-foot wire mounted at the very top of the attic; my
Wellbrook, also attic-mounted in my small townhouse, performs better,
overall, especially in the summer. It really attenuates atmospheric
and local electrical noise, which is present in abundance at my
location.)

It probably is not really necessary to mount the antenna on a rotator.
I mounted mine on a Radio Shack $100 model, but I have found that I
rarely use it. I mostly listen to SW 49 meters and down. (I do find it
useful to rotate the antenna when listening to the 60 and 75 meter
tropical bands.) You can always manually rotate the antenna if you put
it in your attic. Note: PASSPORT says the Wellbrook works best if
mounted outdoors, but this is not an option for me. They also say that
attic-mounting is a very tempting alternative. They are quite correct
in that assessment. My antenna works extremely well. S/N is far better
than any other antenna I have tried at my current location (I must use
an indoor antenna as our very active homeowners' association forbids
outdoor antennas except for small satellite dishes, and even they must
be approved on a case-by-case basis).

You do need to supply your own coaxial cable, but this is not a major
consideration.

I read on some postings here that some people can't believe the
Wellbrook is wide-ranging in frequency coverage as claimed (3 - 30
MHz). Take it from me - it is! Even on MW (on which I do very little
DXing), it is quite good.

My receiver is an AOR AR7030 Plus. I also sometimes use a Grundig
Satellit 800 with this antenna.

Obviously, I am very pleased with the antenna. I bought mine from THE
SHORTWAVE SHOP in the UK. In my opinion, they are a first-class
operation. You can telephone (or e-mail) them with any questions or
concerns about the Wellbrook antennas.

I hope this is of some help to you.

Best,

Joe

"big boy now" wrote in message ...
I am looking to buy a good active antenna..
i have looked at a few Antennas on the net.
but you can look all you like there is nothing better than advice of current
users.. the main two antennas i have been looking at are.
dressler Active antennas and also wellbrook Active antennas
the wellbrook is an active loop antenna for HF use.
the dressler is a short active vertical...
what is the better antenna users comments only please.
if i buy the wellbrook active loop would i need to mount this on a rotor.
or can anybody recommend a better Active antenna to buy.
i have about £250.00 to spend on the antennas and any cabling and connectors
i may need to buy.....
i am living very close to Heathrow airport in the uk .
i am using an AR5000 receiver ....
any advice would be more than welcome...
Thanks: john