[HBQRP] New Antenna in HBQRP Digest, Vol 54, Issue 10

[Dale Botkin]

Thanks, Jim.

I wouldn't want to use just the rain gutter -- I was thinking about 
using that for one leg of the loop and attaching the wire to each end of 
the run to complete the full wave loop.  However, I abandoned that idea 
pretty quickly.  I'll string the wire under the eave and out to the 
trees so about 2/3 to 3/4 will be in the clear, the rest will just have 
to work as well as it can in proximity to the gutter.  I have the wire 
measured, cut & painted a "stealthy" mottled gray, so when the weather 
improves and I can get my big ladder back I'll try to get it up and see 
how it works.

On the bright side, I think I can get away with using a balun and 
letting the TS-850's internal tuner do the matching.  The feed line will 
be about 5-6 feet of 300 Ohm twin lead, or I think I have some 450 
window line I could use.

73,
Dale - N0XAS

jnewland6 at cox.net wrote:
> As long as you can put up a loop,by all means, go for it. You will have gain, and the higher the frequency, the greater the gain. I am unenthusiastic about using a rain gutter as long as you can put something up in the air. I don't believe a metal roof in close proximity to the loop would be very good. Dick Newsome and I put up a long wire under the eaves for WN0CKX (10 - 80 meters), and his antenna works just fine. I have a 160 meter loop out at a friend's farm: best antenna I've ever had. Dick Newsome has a similar antenna and it works superbly, even under present conditions.
>
> That's just the opinion of a fossilized pathologist.
>
> Jim
> K0EMC
>