Delta will always have lower noise floor, and weaker " s " reading but signal to noise ratio makes it all up. At the house I use my 160 full wave on 80 and 160, and use the 80 thru 10 end wave for all the lower stuff. I would assume you would have better results if you could get the delta in a non compromise set up. I have found over the years because something is supposed to be better doesn't always make it so.
Tom is a great guy and is a well respected member of the radio community. The lack of shows with Tom is entirely my fault. 1st, I took a job almost 2 years ago that has me working 50 to 60 hours a week. 2nd, I've been helping out with my son's boy scout troop which takes up time on weekends. The only free time I have lately is late in the evening which doesn't work for Tom most of the time. We (I) will have to find some time to put something together soon....
Nice test it’s interesting to see the distinct differences between antennas.
Great job testing the antennas. It was cool to see the differences.
Try to raise the bottom wire of your delta loop up to 1.5m or 2m(6.5 foot), I think it could help to improve the performance of your delta loop.
Delta will always have lower noise floor, and weaker " s " reading but signal to noise ratio makes it all up. At the house I use my 160 full wave on 80 and 160, and use the 80 thru 10 end wave for all the lower stuff. I would assume you would have better results if you could get the delta in a non compromise set up. I have found over the years because something is supposed to be better doesn't always make it so.
Great test, many thanks! Robert K5TPC
I tried only type 1 WSPR messages, but there is a type 2 which enables compound callsigns so you can add a suffix to distinguish the antennas.
I didn't know about the types. I'll have to look into that for next time
Interesting results. Thanks KJ6DQ
Are the days of you doing videos with Tom Stiles over? I really miss the two of you interacting on videos.
Tom is a great guy and is a well respected member of the radio community. The lack of shows with Tom is entirely my fault. 1st, I took a job almost 2 years ago that has me working 50 to 60 hours a week. 2nd, I've been helping out with my son's boy scout troop which takes up time on weekends. The only free time I have lately is late in the evening which doesn't work for Tom most of the time. We (I) will have to find some time to put something together soon....