Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop antenna within
the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?

TIA

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
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Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop antenna within
the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?

TIA


DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the items were
very well packed and they arrived in the USA promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

4nradio wrote:

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop
antenna within the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?
TIA
DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the
items were very well packed and they arrived in the USA
promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

---------
So the question is, has Guy Atkins a good or
better design for sale ready-made?

(I am assuming that he designs an antenna system
to order instead.)

I'll second Guy (Hi, Guy!) in reassuring you about ordering directly from
Wellbrook. (Well, actually, you have to buy through the Shortwave Shop --
at least you did when I bought my K9AY two years ago -- buy Andy Ikin at
Wellbrook is very helpful before and after the purchase.)

The Wellbrook products are beautifully built and work extraordinarily well,
too. My K9AY, which is, after all, designed as a MW directional antenna,
works better on SW than any antenna I've ever used before. And the built-in
pre-amp is one of very few (the Kiwas share this quality) to be quiet enough
to be useful with the AOR AR7030+.

Just one word of warning, though: Beware the horrible exchange rate at the
moment.

Fizz/Jim

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop antenna within
the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?

TIA

Hi Dan,

My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the original poster of this
thread, DesignGuy. My occupation is graphic design; I wasn't referring to
antenna design ;^)

BTW, as Jim mentioned you can get Wellbrook items from The Shortwave Shop in
the UK, but the exchange rate is poor for US purchasers. When I bought my
Wellbrook antennas in the past, I dealt directly with Andy Ikin at
Wellbrook. His small firm is very similar to Kiwa Electronics in the US,
owned by my long time friend Craig Siegenthaler. They both produce high
quality, specialty products for the shortwave and mediumwave enthusiast.

Guy

"Dan Say" wrote in message
...
4nradio wrote:

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop
antenna within the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?
TIA
DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the
items were very well packed and they arrived in the USA
promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

---------
So the question is, has Guy Atkins a good or
better design for sale ready-made?

(I am assuming that he designs an antenna system
to order instead.)

Hi Dan,

My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the original poster of this
thread, DesignGuy. My occupation is graphic design; I wasn't referring to
antenna design ;^)

BTW, as Jim mentioned you can get Wellbrook items from The Shortwave Shop in
the UK, but the exchange rate is poor for US purchasers. When I bought my
Wellbrook antennas in the past, I dealt directly with Andy Ikin at
Wellbrook. His small firm is very similar to Kiwa Electronics in the US,
owned by my long time friend Craig Siegenthaler. They both produce high
quality, specialty products for the shortwave and mediumwave enthusiast.

Guy

"Dan Say" wrote in message
...
4nradio wrote:

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop
antenna within the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?
TIA
DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the
items were very well packed and they arrived in the USA
promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

---------
So the question is, has Guy Atkins a good or
better design for sale ready-made?

(I am assuming that he designs an antenna system
to order instead.)

Hi Dan,

My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the original poster of this
thread, DesignGuy. My occupation is graphic design; I wasn't referring to
antenna design ;^)

BTW, as Jim mentioned you can get Wellbrook items from The Shortwave Shop in
the UK, but the exchange rate is poor for US purchasers. When I bought my
Wellbrook antennas in the past, I dealt directly with Andy Ikin at
Wellbrook. His small firm is very similar to Kiwa Electronics in the US,
owned by my long time friend Craig Siegenthaler. They both produce high
quality, specialty products for the shortwave and mediumwave enthusiast.

Guy

"Dan Say" wrote in message
...
4nradio wrote:

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop
antenna within the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?
TIA
DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the
items were very well packed and they arrived in the USA
promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

---------
So the question is, has Guy Atkins a good or
better design for sale ready-made?

(I am assuming that he designs an antenna system
to order instead.)

Hi Dan,

My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the original poster of this
thread, DesignGuy. My occupation is graphic design; I wasn't referring to
antenna design ;^)

BTW, as Jim mentioned you can get Wellbrook items from The Shortwave Shop in
the UK, but the exchange rate is poor for US purchasers. When I bought my
Wellbrook antennas in the past, I dealt directly with Andy Ikin at
Wellbrook. His small firm is very similar to Kiwa Electronics in the US,
owned by my long time friend Craig Siegenthaler. They both produce high
quality, specialty products for the shortwave and mediumwave enthusiast.

Guy

"Dan Say" wrote in message
...
4nradio wrote:

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:VKuZc.221191$8_6.161595@attbi_s04...
Where can I purchase the Wellbrook ALA 330S shortwave loop
antenna within the U.S.? Anyone stateside carry it?
TIA
DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the
items were very well packed and they arrived in the USA
promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

---------
So the question is, has Guy Atkins a good or
better design for sale ready-made?

(I am assuming that he designs an antenna system
to order instead.)

Do any of you folks have experience with both the Wellbrook loop and
the LF Engineering Skymatch antenna? I've heard great things about
both and would like to hear from someone who can make a direct
comparison.

Steve


DesignGuy,

Wellbrook still sells direct from the UK as their only method of
distribution. When I bought an ALA1530 and K9AY from them, the items were
very well packed and they arrived in the USA promptly.

Guy Atkins (who also does design :^)

Steve wrote:

Do any of you folks have experience with both the Wellbrook loop and
the LF Engineering Skymatch antenna? I've heard great things about
both and would like to hear from someone who can make a direct
comparison.

Steve



I have no experience with the Wellbrook, but I do have a Skymatch.

If you decide to try a skymatch, I'd suggest ordering one from the factory, with the optional connector on the base of the antenna so you can replace the thin factory coax when it dies.

Mine got a bit more wear than normal, because I bought it for portable use with my camping and vacation radio. But even for fixed use, I wouldn't buy another unless I could replace the coax myself. It seems pretty cheesy.

Performance wise, it was pretty good - but not as good as a 3 meter whip and an Avantek preamp.

But if a Wellbrook had been available within the week I had to get the antenna delivered when I needed it, I'd have gone for it instead of the Skymatch.

As I recall, the Wellbrook had a little more dynamic range, and loops are a help if you've got RFI.