Comments on: A Small wire loop antenna for 160 to 10 meters http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/29/a-small-wire-loop-antenna-for-160-to-10-meters amateur radio - articles and news Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:56:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: estefan2020 http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/29/a-small-wire-loop-antenna-for-160-to-10-meters#comment-38982 estefan2020 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:14:41 +0000 http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/29/a-small-wire-loop-antenna-for-160-to-10-meters#comment-38982 I know this was posted 5 years ago. have you tried to combine the 3 loops to a single feed line loops within the other, mainly for receive purposes?

160 – 80 meters optimized: 52 feet of wire
80 – 40 meters optimized: 26 feet of wire
40 – 20 meters optimized: 14 feet of wire

]]> By: Joel Supkow http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/29/a-small-wire-loop-antenna-for-160-to-10-meters#comment-52 Joel Supkow Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:40:30 +0000 http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/29/a-small-wire-loop-antenna-for-160-to-10-meters#comment-52 Hello. I am currently using a full wave single turn 80 meter retangular loop elevated to 60\’. The loop is \’fed\’ with 50 ohm, 8x coax. I can tune all bands but 160 meters. To remedy the above problem, (due to restricted land area) I formulated a two turn loop for 160 meters. Have you any further information about how layout a 160 meter two turn antenna which will be \”out doors\” and externally elevated? For example, 560 foot of 14 gague pvc coated wire folded in half then formed into a rectangle and then connected to a coax. Or, just lay out as a flat spiral then connect to the coax etc.
Another curiosity is, is there any negative performance effect, regarding the close spacing of the antenna radiating wire, in this type of out door configuration.,? Also, could you also direct me towards more information.
Sincerely, joelsupkow123(a-t)comcast .net

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