My lot is slightly smaller than yours is. I have a full sized 80 meter loop,
85 feet on a side. It is fed at the top with open wire 'real' 600 ohm line
into the tuner in the shack. It is fed at the top so it is vertically
polarized. It is also open at the center of the bottom. It works very well
on 160/80/40.
73
MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
Everyone in the world is
entitled to be burdened
by my opinion
----- Original Message -----
From: Richards
To: w1rh@yahoo.com
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:42
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Delta Loop compared to Dipole (actual experience)
Do you think one could put a decent loop on a suburban lot
that is only 100 feet by 60 feet? How big a loop and how high
do you suppose it might have to be? I figure I could put something
up that is a total of, say, 250 feet around. I thought that might just
get me on 80 meters, and I could use a tuner for some higher bands.
Using a 40 foot metal mast, I might be able to get it up that high at
a reasonable effort and expense.
Do-able? Worth doing if so?
Whaddaya say? /// JHR - K8JHR ///
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Robert Hess wrote:
>
> I have had terrific luck with loops over dipoles.
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