[TowerTalk] 80m delta loop question

[N7mal]

But and this is a big 'BUT' you can't get on 160. Yes the matchbox was the 
best tuner ever made ,,,,except,,,, it doesn't do 160. An 80 meter delta 
loop left open at the bottom plays really,,,really,,, well on 160 with a 
tuner that does 160.
Just my -2 cents worth.
73

MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert Hess
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:18
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80m delta loop question


Felipe,

I feed mine (80M vertical delta loop) with 450 ohm ladder line and a Johnson 
Matchbox.  I use a 250 watt (rated for plate modulated AM) Matchbox and run 
1.5 KW into it.  Been using it like this for years.

The Johnson Matchbox is probably the most efficient commercial antenna tuner 
ever made.  Just about all of your power goes into the antenna.  Down side 
of using a tuner like this is frequent re-tuning as you go up and down the 
band, especially when using it on 80.  I also use it on 40 and the antenna 
plays very well.

Bob
W1RH/6


--- On Mon, 12/8/08, Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] 80m delta loop question
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 5:08 AM
> Hello gurus,
>
> After reading the loop section on Low Band DXing, I decided
> to build a
> delta loop for 80m, mostly vertically oriented, and fed 1/4
> lambda from
> apex. Planning to use ladder line, so I will be able to use
> it on CW and
> SSB portion (PY's are allowed to use only upt to
> 3.8mhz).
>
> The author suggests using 450ohm ladder line for feeding
> it, but I could
> not find much details about it, so I ask:
>
> Which antenna matching configuration should I use at the
> end of the
> ladder line to transform it to 50ohm?
>
> Could I use other impedance on the ladder line, say 300ohm?
>  Is it critical?
>
> Would I need a given lenght for the ladder line, or could I
> go random?
>
> 73 and thanks,
>