[Lowfer] K9AY/KAZ Loop

[Jonathan Jesse]

This is a resend because the reflector never sent it out...


I am currently running a K9AY with the NW/SE leg as a KAZ.  I originally
erected a standard K9AY with each loop made from 90 feet of wire.  The apex
is at 20 feet.  Our house lot is 250' X 65'.  I added 50' more to the NW/SE
leg and noticed an immediate increase in the signals (and noise) received
on that leg.  The trouble is, when you get to this point in the size of the
K9AY/KAZ, the back yard is pretty well used up.  I have no room to "KAZ"
the SW/NE loop and with all that wire back there, it's gonna have to come
down when the WX turns.  The K9AY has performed over my expectations but I
think I'll have to give it up and go with a smaller loop, maybe of the
W1TAG class, which I believe would give the same performance in a smaller
footprint.  I'll lose the ease of the electrical direction control but a
cheap TV rotor on a loop will be easy.
Before I give up however, I may be able to incorporate a couple of trees on
the property to install 2 K9AY/KAZ loops in 2 directions but separated from
the common mast support.
Comments?

Thanks,
Jon W1JHJ



At 11:13 2/5/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Super Web Site Views, Mitch!
>
>Mitch shows us ARGO results of "KAZ" antenna experiments using two
>known LowFer antenna types. The display shows signal traces relative to
>the two switched antennas, for comparison. Seems the modified K9AY
>"loop" out performs the other traditional loop in his tests. It should
>be noted for readers that like a Beverage antenna, the K9AY is large and
>fixed, unlike the other, rotatable loop it's compared to. Nonetheless, a
>fine piece, Mitch.
>
>Peter

Jon
W1JHJ
Plymouth, MA
FN41qw
http://geocities.com/ws1k.rm
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