[Lowfer] TAG Lives!

[Bill Ashlock]

> Hmmm...Jay and I looked at that 200 foot-plus coax up at Deerfield, and 
> the shield looked a little skimpy. Does it look OK to you?  JA

Yes it actually does look fairly good. I'll be able to compare it to your 
200ft if I cut it to 200ft for a new loop - and measure the Rac. Then I can 
bug you guys about passing up a good deal :)  Actually I'll measure the size 
and number of strands in the shield and get back to you sooner than that.

> BTW - my big 137 kHz loop measures 53 +j1060 at 507 kHz. It's very close 
> to a quarter wave in perimeter.

Wow, didn't realize your loop was that large!  (Warren's too)  Then it's 
really pushing the edge when calling it a "short loop" at 507K!  Call out 
the lobe patrol :)  ..... And what about that 53 ohms?? ... that must be why 
Dave R can connect his loop directly to his final with a little bit of C in 
series. Must be a lot of soil loss or tree loss in there, or is a part of it 
radiation resistance? Skin effect losses should be about 1.6X compared to 
185K and 1.9X compared to 137K. What do you read for the Z at 137K, or even 
185K?

Bill

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