I installed a HUGE 90m (300ft) wire loop on the ground for HF receiving
If you want an extremely quiet receive antenna for the lower HF bands (160-80 meters), then this experimental design from Callum (M0MCX) may interest you. I used similar designs at a home I owned in the rural Puna District of Hawaii Island and was surprised just how noise free the antenna worked on 80 meters. I even used a large receive loop on my property to tap into MW signals on the AM broadcast band with excellent results. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRlaAyXpcCQ This is post 2861 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from Callum: Amazing 90m loop with 4:1 balun. How does it compare to the smaller Loop On Ground? That video is here: https://youtu.be/7n29t-wjpG0 More tests to follow. See what you think. Callum. ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).