[Andrew2]

Indeed Bazz. I've been plagued by local noise for years and after trying all the usual ideas I shelled out for an early Wellbrook 1530 loop. To say I was amazed is an understatement. Even with the loop indoors I saw a huge drop in noise levels. When it went outside on a rotator it was even better, and for the first time in years I could hear MW and Topband signals against a quiet background.
Since then I've made a number of loops including one for VLF, as the 1530 starts to drop off below ~30 kHz.