Re: Topband: 2 wl loop, worth the effort?

[Gary and Kathleen Pearse <pearse@gci.net>]

Try putting a closed reflector wire under a 1 WL horizontal loop. Lay it on the 
ground or bury. Use insulated wire and size per typical loops…~+5% at design 
frequency. Experiment by listening to weak signals while opening and closing 
the ends of the reflector. 

At our latitude (64N) loops (and Inv-L’s) work well if a full size vert is 
unavailable. Some have suggested it’s due to our tilted Ionosphere. That’s been 
my experience on 40-160.

73, Gary NL7Y


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