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Re: [TowerTalk] 80 Meter Delta Loop

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80 Meter Delta Loop
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:40:08 -0700
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On 7/24/2024 9:46 AM, sawyered@earthlink.net wrote:
If your ground is poor – stick with the inverted vee.  If more local
contacts are important – stick with the inverted vee.

In my opinion, there is no reason to put up the more complex Delta Loop and
not make it a vertically polarized antenna.

Hi Ed,

You cited the most important reason in the paragraph above -- vertically polarized antennas are strongly dependent on good soil to work well, horizontal antennas don't care what the soil is, they only care about height. Poor soil is a VERY good reason to NOT bother with any vertically polarized antenna.

73, Jim K9YC

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