[TowerTalk] Delta Loop compared to Dipole (actual experience)

Bob rgshauger at myyellowstone.net
Wed Jun 25 02:38:00 EDT 2008


A 80 meter full wave delta loop tilted at 45 degrees fed at the bottom 
corner works exceedingly well for early morning dx when compared to an 
inverted vee at the same height.  Bob W7KD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N7mal" <n7mal at citlink.net>
To: "Richards" <jruing at ameritech.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Delta Loop compared to Dipole (actual experience)


> My lot is slightly smaller than yours is. I have a full sized 80 meter 
> loop,
> 85 feet on a side. It is fed at the top with open wire 'real' 600 ohm line
> into the tuner in the shack. It is fed at the top so it is vertically
> polarized. It is also open at the center of the bottom. It works very well
> on 160/80/40.
> 73
>
>
> MAL
> N7MAL
> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
> http://www.n7mal.com
> Everyone in the world is
> entitled to be burdened
> by my opinion
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Richards
> To: w1rh at yahoo.com
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:42
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Delta Loop compared to Dipole (actual experience)
>
>
> Do you think one could put a decent loop on a suburban lot
> that is only 100 feet by 60 feet?   How big a loop and how high
> do you suppose it might have to be?  I figure I could put something
> up that is a total of, say, 250 feet around.   I thought that might just
> get me on 80 meters, and I could use a tuner for some higher bands.
> Using a 40 foot metal mast, I might be able to get it up that high at
> a reasonable effort and expense.
>
> Do-able?  Worth doing if so?
>
> Whaddaya say?    ///  JHR - K8JHR  ///
>
> ====================================================
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>
> Robert Hess wrote:
>>
>> I have had terrific luck with loops over dipoles.
>
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