comparison table Magloop8 and BUTTERNUT HF6-V tested on the site:
Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network (WSPRnet) http://wsprnet.org
TX antenna
Magloop8
SNR
HF6-V
SNR
Magloop8
SNR
HF6-V
SNR
Magloop8
SNR
HF6-V
SNR
28/11/2011
20m TX time
16:58
17:00
17:02
17:04
17:06
17:08
WA3DNM
-13
-13
nr
-13
-14
nr
KF3BH
-19
-20
-19
-23
-22
nr
AB1LD
nr
-20
-16
-16
-13
nr
LA9JO
+1
+0
-3
-7
-3
-12
M1CFW
-19
-15
-20
-16
nr
-20

 

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The 8 Shape Magnetic Loop is the best performing and most convenient small space antenna available to amateurs today.
Antenna covers range: 13 MHz to 30MHz.
The antenna consist from two loops 1 meter in diameter. The loop antenna element is constructed from 22mm high conductive copper pipe. Every joint is brazed to eliminate high resistance in contacts that reduce efficiency system.
Antenna tuning is carried out through a wired unit with power supplyer
The loop element Is tuned with a low-resistance, high current, special design variable butterfly capacitor. The capacitor is controlled by using variable speed motor remote control box The outdoor electrical and mechanical components are protected by an attractive weather resistant moulded cover.
Comparison antenna tests showed that this Antenna’s characteristics 3-4 time better to a conventional loop and similar or better vertical multiband antenna. Comparing test was made with vertical antenna BUTTERNUT HF6-V.
Antenna was tested on power 500 watt with power amplifier and been shows exelent result.

The reason for using a double loop is that two magnetic fields enhance each other and because the two loops are in parallel the impedance at the tuning point will be lower and the bandwidth greater compared to a single loop.

Special design allow use antenna for portable and very limited space with minimum assembling time and
not need PLANNING PERMISSION due to height lower then 3 m.

Antenna may be completely dismount in 5 minute and occupy space 1.0x0.5x0.15 m weight 8 Kg.

please read review in RadCom October-November 2011

Magloop8 2m above ground
BUTTERNUT HF6-V vertica with 32 radials in ground
nr - no report
SNR - signal - noise ratio report from WSPR stations in dB
TX power 20 watts
for test used program WSPR v2.11 by K1JT

All stations in system WSPR every even minute of hour had transmit coded test signal.
Duration of transmit 2 minute.
In normal conditions stations transmit and receive coded signals.
After received signal, station create report and sent over internet to WSPRnet site which then appear in common table on the site.
Program WSPR allow tune duration time TX and RX, in our case we tuned program only to transmit every 2 minute.
Antennas had manualy switching over every 2 minute on antenna tuner.

Above table show:
on long distance Magloop8 has same or even better result than BUTTERNUT
On the short distance (100-500km) Magloop8 SNR had weaker SNR than BUTTERNUT.
BUTTERNUT has vertical length - 9 m, Magloop8 hight above ground it was only 2 m .

 

How WSPRnet works