[K6BW] Small Loop Antennas

[John Hartlove]

Hey Bill,

Had to change my ISP.  Horizon cable was too slow.  My new address is 
JCH25 at att.net

hope to see you sometime soon when work slows a bit,

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Smith" <hbco2 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "QTH Reflector HWA" <k6bw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:06 PM
Subject: [K6BW] Small Loop Antennas


> Having trouble with antennas?  Here is a great resource regarding small 
> loop
> antennas (without too much myth).  Beware many small antennas, they are
> reactive blobs at the end of a feedline.  By tuning them with an antenna
> tuner, one can set up a high SWR on the feedline which causes the feedline
> to act as a radiator.  Yes, you can make contacts with your feedline, but 
> is
> that really what you expect from your antenna?
>
> http://www.aa5tb.com/loop.html
>
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