I second what Joe says here. The 330s works very well in a noisy
environment and it isn't too particular abouit its location--though of
course you should try to find the quietest place possible for it. My
house must be noisier than Joe's, as it didn't work well for me indoors
(not surprising, since I live in an apartment building). However, once
I got it outdoors, I didn't have to get it very far away from my
building until it worked as described in its glowing reviews.

I'd also add that, while I could discern no real directionality with
the 330S, the 1530 apparently *is* somewhat directional and should
always be mounted on a rotor.

Steve

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I second what Joe says here. The 330s works very well in a noisy
environment and it isn't too particular abouit its location--though
of course you should try to find the quietest place possible for it.
My house must be noisier than Joe's, as it didn't work well for me
indoors (not surprising, since I live in an apartment building).
However, once I got it outdoors, I didn't have to get it very far
away from my building until it worked as described in its glowing
reviews.

I'd also add that, while I could discern no real directionality with
the 330S, the 1530 apparently *is* somewhat directional and should
always be mounted on a rotor.

The only difference is the bandwidth of the amplifier. It looks like
the same antenna to me. What is happening is that the lower in
frequency you receive on the more directional the antenna becomes AND
the lower frequencies have less atmospheric scattering so the station
looks more like a point source.

These small amplified loops are the way to go in noisy locations and
places where you can't put up a decent passive antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California