[Elecraft] Antennas- Quick and Dirty

Tue Apr 30 11:03:03 2002

QST April 2002 on Loop antennas
A "One-Masted Sloop" for 40, 20, 15, 10 Meters by Rick
Rogers, KI8GX-- Refers to a Sloping Loop antenna.
A Balanced, Everyday Approach to All-Band Bliss by 
Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z.

I would use a shortened version of the Loop, and let the 
automatic tuner do it's job.  The Sloping Loop in the article
on page 44 requires a single high support and the tie-off points
are to any convenient tree, fence or stake.  No balun is required.
The length of wire is not critical and the non-resonant antenna works on
several bands with an antenna tuner.  I use a Loop that
has about 140 feet of wire and it works on 40, 20, 30 thru 15 Meter
bands with a tuner.   Comparison signals were made with the Loop on 15
Meters with a 15 Meter dipole.  Signals were about the same.   I have
tested another Loop antenna for 24 Mhz and it also
appeared to be broad-banded and would work on several bands
with an antenna tuner.   It appeared to receive equal to a 24 Mhz
dipole antenna.

Ken Brown-N4SO
Mobile, AL  EM50tk
Elecraft K-1
4 ele. monoband yagi
[email protected] 

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