> I believe that Dave Riley, AA1A, has used a vertical loop on 505 kHz
> with good results.
Compared to what?
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-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: John Andrews <[email protected]>
> Rik,
>
> Just a little interesting information... My 1159 m^2 loop shows a
> feedpoint impedance of 1.8 +j215 ohms at 137 kHz. It measures 53 +j1060
> ohms at 505 kHz. If the FCC ever grinds out a license for me to operate
> on 600 meters, then the tuning network will certainly be simple!
>
> That loop requires about 500 watts for a measured 1 watt ERP at 137 kHz.
> It will be interesting to see how it does at 600m. Since the perimeter
> of the loop is about a quarter wave up there, "small loop" thinking will
> probably not apply.
>
> I believe that Dave Riley, AA1A, has used a vertical loop on 505 kHz
> with good results.
>
> John Andrews, W1TAG
>
> Rik Strobbe wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > did anyone try a loop antenna (for transmitting) on 500 kHz ?
>
>
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