[Lowfer] Loop Practice ?
W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell)
w5jgv at spectrotek.com
Fri Aug 1 13:37:58 EDT 2008
> The loop here has been wound. It was a beast to do, taking
> over 3 hours. First shortcoming was not making notches in
> the end pieces to grip the windings (now 7). In order to wind
> it. I first stood it against a tall garage peak. Then a
> ladder allowed reaching the top arms. Took patience to get
> all 7 turns to stay on using temp tape and some clamps.
The last loop I built, I laid the loop flat on the ground and just
walked the wire 'round and 'round it until I had the correct number of
turns. Then I hoisted it to a vertical position.
73,
Ralph W5JGV - WD2XSH/7
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