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![]() 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. |
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