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Offline VK3BVW

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Review: Wellbrook ALA1530S+
« on: February 06, 2015, 1938 UTC »
This may be of interest to those interested in loop antennas. Wellbrook has out the new ALA1530S+. Guest contributor, Michael Stevenson, assembles his new Wellbrook ALA1530S+ P–1 Active Receiving Antenna and puts it through its paces in this review.

http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/review-wellbrook-ala1530s-loop-antenna.html

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Re: Review: Wellbrook ALA1530S+
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 0519 UTC »
Very nicely done! Two of the samples gave a stark difference in clarity between the loop and the wire antennas. Thanks for sharing Rob!
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