[TowerTalk] 160m. full-wave horizontal loop

[Steve]

Hello Peter, Steve VE3TU here. One point to remember with eznec is to subtract
the gain figures for an equivalent dipole. Just remember that a half wave
dipole at 1/2 wave length high has a gain of almost 8 dbi.
gl es 73 Steve

Pete Smith wrote:

> I'm doing some modeling for a friend.  The antenna in question is a square,
> full-wave 160m horizontal loop 32 feet above ground, fed 20' from one
> corner.  The feedpoint impedance makes a certain amount of sense -- quite
> low --  but the gain numbers seem very optimistic to me.  It's showing >10
> dBi straight up, and >4 dBi at 35 degrees elevation.
>
> Modeling with EZNEC 1.0, using high-accuracy ground, and a current source.
> Can anyone see the clanger?  Or is it maybe for real?  Looks like a heck of
> an NVIS antenna!
>
> 73, Pete Smith N4ZR
>
> The World Contest Station Database
> is back up and running at
> http://www.qsl.net/n4zr
>
> --
> FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk
> Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
> Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
> Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com