[K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK

[Curt Milton]

perhaps Ray is near a record for most antennas erected without reading the ARRL or other antenna manual?  (not that any cover all the possibilities).  

Ray - do give that 80m loop a test drive.  on 80m you might find it gives a potent signal close in.  but also try it on 20 and 15 meters - where it should radiate more off the ends.  

perhaps I told you that my 36 vertical usually beats my 270 foot wire on 1.8 MHz ... but hold that thought until next fall, as now its time to consider operation on 50 MHz.  yes much of the time there is not much on this band, but when it opens to DX it is quite something.  
oh yes - that 6m quad will have a bit smaller presence on your acreage, and possibly someone might behold its cuteness.   

73 Curt





________________________________
 From: Ray Wright <kb3vwk at gmail.com>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK
 
Hello all ..... go figure I made an 80 loop vice 160.  Well no matter now I
have a 160m dipole up now and it is doing good. but the inverted L now has
me interested will have to google this hi hi  too much wire too many trees
and an understanding xyl  now the my daughters are telling me enough.
Thanks all for responding

ray

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:30 AM, Steve S <ny3a at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> 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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