[K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK

[wa3mej at comcast.net]

Yea what he said!!!  



I use in inverted L an work all over the world on TB.. 



and he is also right  the loop should be a full wave length  about 134 ft on a side ... depending on where in the band you want to operate 


Long Live Seal Team VI 

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve S" <ny3a at hotmail.com> 
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:30:50 AM 
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK 


Hi Ray, this is Steve, NY3A. 
 70ft a side, assuming 4 sides is 280ft total. This antenna length is a half wave on 160m. Loop antennas are normally 1 wavelength long, so what you have is an 80m loop. Not sure if the loop is horizontal or vertical but I'm guessing it's horizontal. 
If you want to use this antenna on 160m, one option is to open it at the middle (140ft point) and try to use it as a dipole that doesn't go in a straight line. Feeding it with open wire line and a tuner instead of coax will save you tuning time and allow you to use it on most other bands. 
A better option, if you are looking for a 160m only antenna, would be to try an inverted L antenna. It will give a lower angle of radiation and be better for DX than a low dipole. On the other hand, if you just want to contact up and down the coast and into the mid-west, maybe occasional dx, a low dipole is good. 
73;Steve 

> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:10:20 -0400 
> From: mortonph at comcast.net 
> To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK 
> 
> Hello All 
> 
> ok antenna question ... so I have constructed a 160m loop antenna with 
> each leg being 70ft so it terminates with a coax cable shielding 
> solder to one end of wire and other wire to center conductor. Do i 
> need to ground this antenna? 
> 
> regards ray 
> 
> [submitted by Pete, W3GVX, via gmail] 
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