> With the vertical portions of the loop about 8m long & the
bottom of the loop
> about 4m above the ground, fed at the side is something
like 40-j160 (with j
> going down a bit towards 0 across the band, towards where
the loop is
> reasonant) on 40 & varying from 1000+j5000 to 4000+j9000
across 30.
>
> Is that something that a typical tuner can handle? I
think I can put two of
> these up at close to right angles & route the feeders to
my balcony on the
> third floor.
Brett,
Are you placing the tuner right at the antenna, or at the
end of a long feedline?
If at the end of a long feedline, you are in trouble for
loss on 30. If at the antenna, you are in trouble for
matching.
40 is workable.
73 Tom
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