The bad news: I'm moving into a home with a very strict HOA. I'm basically inheriting it, and the location is perfect for my career. My dreams of owning a tower are once again on hold.
The good news: the home has a nice small atrium that is surrounded by high walls. It would be a perfect place for an antenna. I have been looking at the Mazzoni Loop as a possible solution to my problems. My two main questions are: How does the loop do when surrounded by nearby walls? The atrium is about 15 x 15 feet and the walls are 20 feet high. My second question is, is the loop an effective antenna compared to a dipole? I'm a low-power station, max 100W and do mostly CW. I'm mainly concerned about the walls and house attenuating the signal. I am looking at the full-size 80m to 20m loop and would mount it at the recommended height, about six feet above the ground.
I plan on hiding a dipole and a couple of delta loops in the attic for the higher bands above 20m. Even with these compromises, my antenna situation will be infinitely better than the small rental I'm now living in.
73 de Brian KM6ZX