[Antennas] Multiband Vertical Versus Multiband Dipole (HF)

[Jan Reimers]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: E. Jerold Forwood [mailto:e.j.forwood@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:56 AM
> To: Mike.Linden@boschrexroth-us.com
> Cc: antennas@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Antennas] Multiband Vertical Versus Multiband 
> Dipole (HF)
> 
> 
> A good matching system will allow you to use almost anything as an
> antenna.  I currently have approximately 330 Ft. of THHN #12 
> wire wrapped
> around the out side roof line of my house under the eave. It's almost
> invisible.  I feed the wire directly to the back of an old Johnson
> "Kill-a-watt" Matchbox.  I have no trouble talking to all 
> states, Eastern
> Europe, Russia, South America, What-Have-You.  I also have a Folded
> Dipole cut for 80 Mtr. fed with open Ladder-line and a 
> regular dipole fed
> with RG8U coax.  Neither of which show much improvement over 
> the 330 ft.
> longwire.  

Jerry,
	Just curious, why a longwire and not a loop arrangement?

Jan (VA7JNR)