http://www.cebik.com/fdim/fdim5.html "Do the VOMBA! Vertically Oriented Multi-Band Antennas" The section that I am using for my project is titled; "The Hybrid Triangle" The article used a 40 meter lo
First three general comments not specifically about the loop: While the models are interesting, there are a few shortcomings. First, pattern alone isn't very useful unless you are planning a receivi
Thanks Tom for the comments, Hopefully I can help you with my thought process...I realize that I am not very technically savvy in antenna theory. This is why I rely on people like you, Cebik, TowerTa
Liking an antenna is one thing. It's certainly OK to have a favorite antenna. On the other hand if there is a large difference between a loop and a dipole at the same height with the same polarizati
Just in case no one else mentions it, THANKS to Tom and others like him who take to time to address these issues, and especially in ways other than yep/nope (although sometimes a yep/nope is better t
* 2nd...I am on a city lot so an antenna with multiband versatility, within range of the rigs internal tuner is a consideration. The art of the do-able. Articles, canned designs are fine, but do they
operating portable from a be effective, I with only one loop? A horizontally polarized delta's only major effect would be making the antenna look lower in height than an Inverted Vee dipole at the s
Slightly off topic but germane I hope, I have been operating portable from a mountaintop location and the inverted vees do not seem to be effective, I would think a true dipole would be a fine perfor
Dave: I have a 40 meter delta constructed for field day. Our field day site is on the bank of a salt water river, and I suspend the base of the delta over the water. Works very well indeed. I support
In my exprience, on 75 meters a half wave dipole and a full wave sloping delta loop play quite differently. I have both and have done countless A - B tests between the two. The apex height for both i
full wave sloping done countless A - about fifty feet. I should put this in context. If we have a full wave loop of any form that isn't all folded up and it is configured to radiate horizontally pol