Fw: [TowerTalk] What about hams with small lots???

[Tim Makins, EI8IC]

----- Original Message -----
From: "EUGENE SMAR" <SPELUNK.SUENO@prodigy.net>
To: "Tim Makins, EI8IC" <ei8ic@eircom.net>
Sent: 03 September 2001 00:00
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What about hams with small lots???


> Tom:
>
>      I've had an 80M horizontal loop up at this station since 1991or '92.
> It's been the only HF antenna I've had here in that time.  It works very
> well for local (stateside) QSOs on 80 and 40 (with tuner in the shack),
and
> OK on those bands for DX (just got my DXCC this spring.)   On 20 and
above,
> I've often broken pile-ups to European and SA stations on the first or
> second call.
>
>      For longer skip, I have to wait my turn to be heard, or not even work
> the DX at all.  The loop's patterns show nulls at the lower arrival angles
> for DX signals arriving from longer distnaces.
>
>      As you may know, I've been bulding a small self-supporting tower this
> summer to hold up a Bencher Skyhawk triband Yagi and a rotatable dipole
for
> 40 M.  I'll have to remove the loop, as it now runs through the legs of
the
> tower (I have a relatively small lot here and had few places to choose
from
> for the tower).  I'm considering using my 160M inverted-L on 80, or
possibly
> loading the tower on 80.  But If I didn't have the tower, I'd be very
happy
> with the loop.
>
>      Feel free to ask question if I can help.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Makins, EI8IC <ei8ic@eircom.net>
> To: TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, September 02, 2001 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What about hams with small lots???
>
>
> >
> >I feel the topic of horizontal loops should be expanded on here. They
seem
> a
> >cheap and easy-to-construct antenna, which can be supported from 3 or 4
> >wooden poles, 20-30' high,  in the corners of a small lot. The wire can
be
> >of a small gauge, and hence almost invisible, as long as you don't mind
> >repairing it after occasional gales, ice or bird-strikes.  I have heard
of
> >one Scottish station using two loops, one above the other, on the same
> >poles, and claiming very good results QRP to VK-land.
> >
> >Who else has actually used a horizontal loop on the low bands, and what
are
> >your comments ?
> >
> >Tim www.qsl.net/ei8ic/
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "David L. Thompson" <thompson@mindspring.com>
> >To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >Sent: 02 September 2001 04:23
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What about hams with small lots???
> >>........<snip>.........
> >
> >> 160 meter antennas:   Best for short hop (out to 1200 miles) by far was
a
> >> 160 meter horizontal loop that I loaded with center in wires (capacity
> >> loading) as per the article in the old ARRL Antenna Anthology.   I got
it
> >> down to WSB *750Khz) by extending the center in wires
> >> to center back wires.  Not bad for a 390 foot loop.  A station in KY
told
> >I
> >> was the loudest on 160 in the CQ 160 in the early 90's.  Unfortunately
> the
> >> loop came down in a winter storm...........
> >
> >
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>
>


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