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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:49:06 -0400
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Arrrr Mates,,, the shield of old Coax,,, RG 8 ,,11,, whatever
should work pretty good

Bob  K3DJC


On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:03:56 -0500 WE0H Mike <we0h@genesiswireless.us>
writes:
> Laurence,
> 
> Rain doesn't bother the tuning on a TX loop like it does on a 
> vertical. 
> Only wind will make the tuning move around but still not too bad. 
> Nice 
> to hear another fellow looper. Try #8 THHN wire for your loop as it 
> will 
> increase the current quite a bit over #14 wire. Still with 5a of 
> loop 
> current, you should get a signal all over NA. I ran .7a of loop 
> current 
> and could get over 1000 miles with QRSS-30 on a #12 loop.
> 
> -- 
> Mike
> WE0H
> WD2XGI
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Laurence KL1X wrote:
> 
> > Part 5 WD2XDW is testing as XDW qrss 30 with CW ID at beginning at 
> 6 
> > wpm on 137.7750. Tx power is 80 W input with about 5A Aerial 
> current 
> > into the E/W loop for the moment. The loop is I think 14 gauge 
> > stranded with a circum of around 300 ft - so we can improve there 
> I 
> > think.
> >
> > Tx is G0MRF 300Watter driven by W@G PS30 at twice Fo using On7YD 
> QRSS 
> > software
> >
> > Conditions started more poorly and I havent seen dcf39 yet...
> >
> > Ill leave the tx up all night and hope it doesnt rain!
> >
> >
> > Laurence
> > em26aq
> 
> 
> 
> 
>