Checking the AziLoop antenna. Everything looks very good, one boom has twisted slightly, but the 10° difference will not be heard by the good SWL. Let’s hope for better radio weather!

Viewing angle 150°, Africa.

After the first month with my AziLoop, I can draw a good conclusion: The antenna has excellent reception, the signals (in the 335°/145° direction) are almost identical to my 200 meter Beverage antenna. In rain and storms, the AziLoop is – due to its smaller surface ? – is less susceptible to discharge and the signals are quieter. The first signals from India can be heard in the early evening, the band is here in Salzburg still almost empty around 1715 UT, but the still quiet signals from India can be heard. In the early morning, stations from Argentina can still be heard almost every day. After switching to North America, the stations can be received identically to the 200 meter Beverage, and the switching between the two antennas in the same direction is not visible in the spectrum. I use the AziLoop preamplifier permanently and could not detect any interference from the amplification. The “app” with its extensive switching options (direction, time, Preamp, Load,) works without any problems. A time-controlled switch-on and switch-off option for the entire electronics would be desirable, so that the switched-off and earthed antenna switches itself on at 16 UT, for example, then “works through” the set directions, as it already works perfectly now, and then switches itself off again completely in the morning. After that, only the small server would be running, which requires very little power. But all in all: a really good combination of hardware and software.