[Elecraft] mojo at work

[rich a.]

I put up a "Loop Skywire" today  (  http://www.arrl.org/members-only/tis/info/pdf/8511020.pdf  ). Mine is sort of a narrow rectangle rather than a square loop....I don't have a long tape measure so the size is a very rough estimate.....approx 170' long by approx 50' wide (approx 440' total). One corner is up approx 35'....the nearest opposite corner is approx 20' up.....then it slopes down to approx 15-20 ft at the far ends. Its what fits with the trees I have on my property.

The feed point is approx 45' from the corner on one of the long legs. I'm using rg8x, no balun. I didn't even try to "model" this but I just worked Boliva and Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) on 20m, both new countries for me, using my K2 with autotuner at 5 watts ssb, got 5x5 reports....so I'm doing the happy dance, as I had nothing to use on 20m before today. Mojo at work? I think yes!! :-) <g>
I'll be trying it on 80 and 160 tonite but may have to adjust the feed line length to get a better match....the way it is I only get 4.7-1 on 160, but it does 1.2-1 on 80. 

Rich  K2CPE
K2 #1102




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