[CQ-Contest] CQ WPX question

[Zack Widup]

My 40-meter loop is a double-turn, two full wavelengths of wire.  The loop 
is 12 feet high and 56 feet long.  The two turns are separated by 18 
inches. It came from an article in one of the ARRL Antenna Compendiums.

It performs as two phased verticals.  According to NEC2, the main lobes 
have about 6 or 7 dB over a dipole. The "catch" is that it's not 
rotatable. I'm sure someone with more time and money than I have could 
figure out how to rotate it but I'm not going to bother.

Yet it is one continuous piece of wire.  I would count it as a "single 
element" by that standard.

Am I incorrect?

73, Zack W9SZ

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Radiosporting Fan wrote:

> 
> The CQ Rules refer to a "single element" antenna.  An
> element is a unit that cannot be broken down any
> further and still maintain its' identity.  For
> exemple, the elements forming water are Hydrogen and
> Oxygen.
> 
> The problem is that the Amateur community hasn't
> sufficiently defined the term "element" within the
> context of 'antenna'.
> 
> Until then, make the most informed choice that you can
> and have fun in the contest.
> 
> Regards,
> Ev, W2EV
>