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Re: [VHFcontesting] 222MHz Big Wheel Interest.

To: Buddy Morgan <beamar@aol.com>, vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 222MHz Big Wheel Interest.
From: w3cmp via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Reply-to: w3cmp <w3cmp@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:01:36 -0500
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Buddy  -   Wimo will make them. I'm not sure if they will ship them 
individually or whether I have to.  Right now I'm just trying to find out if 
there is enough interest to proceed. Right now I've had interest in 3 
wheels.73,Chris Patterson W3CMP Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Buddy Morgan <beamar@aol.com> Date: 
2/14/25  1:51 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: w3cmp <w3cmp@comcast.net> Subject: Re: 222MHz 
 Big Wheel Interest. 
        I can make that work. I currently have a M2 loop, side mounted, on my 
tower. I will sign up. Have you thought about getting them made, here in the 
United States? Maybe Terry at Directive Systems would be interested?Buddy WB4OMG
        
        
            
                
                
                        On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 01:46:56 PM EST, w3cmp 
<w3cmp@comcast.net> wrote:
                    
                
                
                Bubby:   Diameter of the 2 meter Big Wheel is 3.7 ft; the 
diameter of the 432MHz Big Wheel is is about 13.5".  Stacking distance is 5/8 
w/l.      Extrapolating the two diameters I would expect the diameter of a 
222MHz Big Wheel to be about 26".    The benefit of a Big Wheel over a loop is 
that the Wheel has more gain than a loop, just about dBd.  A loop has less gain 
than a dipole because it is a dipole folded into a square shape.73, Chris 
Patterson W3CMP Sent from my Galaxy
            
        
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