[K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK

Sat Mar 16 12:41:17 EDT 2013

Ray

funny thing is I sent the instructions to Fred K3TAZ .... I sent him data on a 2 element quad .... but since you are an ambitious guy - here is a 3 element version --

http://www.metaphoria.us/hamradio/6_meter_quad.htm

The assembly technique is this:

boom is the large diameter PVC.  drill holes where the spacers go with a hole saw.  attach PVC spacers for the spreaders with a screw to hold them to the boom.  then attach (glue) the smaller diameter spacers into the boom.  I learned this construction method from an article by LB Cebik, SK -- I should not introduce you to his work - lest you build more antennas!  

Ok here the article on the 2 element quad -- I recommend this method, but I prefer keeping the elements spaced for a closer match to 50 ohms - I remember this spacing to be 0.2 wavelengths.  

http://w4rnl.net46.net/ant21.html

73 Curt

________________________________
 From: Ray Wright <kb3vwk at gmail.com>
To: Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>; Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Posting from Ray Wright, KB3VWK

got any good sites to look at to build a 6m quad?  I like pvc pipe and got
the wire 6m quad would be neat and like you said maybe not take up much
space on the roof.  yeah the 80m loop does really well sometimes picking up
the signals that are weak  in fact I have noticed it is better than the
beverage but to be fair i have the beverage pointed to  Europe... you know
I have not checked in few weeks maybe a deer hit it.

On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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