[600MRG] A question on receiving loops.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Since I am unable to put up anything here even remotely resembling a REAL 
antenna for transmitting, and since I have a really terrible noise problem on 
HF from 80 meters on up....so far... I am thinking of erecting one of my 
beautifully made Stoddart 36" diameter shielded loops on its 4 foot tall tripod, 
connecting that to my receiver, and attempting to receive some of you folks.

The loops in question (I have several) are resonant at 500 KHz, and the 
associated receivers tune them to lower frequencies, down into the VLF 
region.

Perhaps  I could put the tripod on the roof and remotely rotate it from the 
shack.

One of the loops had been modified a bit to enable it to connect to a receiver 
through a piece of RG-58 coax in addition to the normal "twin-ax" with which 
it was originally used.

Has anyone here used such a loop for receiving? If so, what were your 
results? Did it make a significant difference in the ability to receive in a noisy 
situation?

What can you tell me about this? Anyone?

Ken W7EKB