Return-Path: Received: from rly-db08.mx.aol.com (rly-db08.mail.aol.com [172.19.130.83]) by air-db01.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB011-adf49775f58366; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:46:05 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-db08.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDB085-adf49775f58366; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:46:03 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LPh8i-0003Vf-80 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:45:20 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LPh8h-0003VW-9N for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:45:19 +0000 Received: from mail12.primus.ca ([216.254.141.179] helo=mail-05.primus.ca) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LPh8e-0002YH-MT for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:45:19 +0000 Received: from dyn-dsl-bb-98-124-14-246.nrtco.net ([98.124.14.246] helo=Bigmachine.magma.ca) by mail-05.primus.ca with esmtpa (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LPh8Y-0002N3-01 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:45:10 -0500 Message-Id: <7.0.1.0.1.20090121124049.00ed0280@magma.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:45:14 -0500 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: Bill de Carle In-Reply-To: <2D0E89772460432D8D4DBA90EC6BBD8E@DR2> References: <002501c97bbd$52274330$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <1232539941.49771125b6279@imp.netikka.net> <2D0E89772460432D8D4DBA90EC6BBD8E@DR2> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Authenticated: ve2iq - dyn-dsl-bb-98-124-14-246.nrtco.net (Bigmachine.magma.ca) [98.124.14.246] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: 137 NIL Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Hi Dave, thanks for the post. Nothing like a discussion about simple antennas which work magically :-) Your sketch shows a short at the point where the 1' wide feedline connects to the loop (if I interpret it correctly). May I safely assume that's an oversight and not some fancy hairpin matching device? At 07:47 AM 1/21/2009, you wrote: >Noticed same thing here, Paul with e-antennas, so tried this and it >serves well from 17.2 kc. to 6 meters. >Pulled down all the other wire antennas, no more ground radials or >top load wires needed, plus is more quiet on RX. >Gets out well on 600M too. 160M, 80M, 30M, it doesn't care where it tunes... >Mostly no de-tuning with snow and wet... ( maybe 2 kc. ) > >TNX de Dave @ WD2XSH/17 > >ref: www.radiocom.net/600M/LOOP1107.jpg