The W0MHS Loop Skywire is a great antenna, but feed it with some ladder line. You don't say how high it will be, but I ran mine around the house at about 40 feet. Three corners tied to trees, one corner on a pulley/weight setup. Worked Japan (from Eastern Seaboard) on 750 mW. Mine was 14g Copperweld, and nearly invisible.
Dan / WG4S -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Shaw Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:58 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Horizontal Loop Antenna I've been thinking about what kind of antenna to put up. With my height and deed restrictions, I'm quite limited. I've thought about putting up a horizontal loop antenna. Basically I was planning to run some enameled magnet wire around the perimeter of the roof (I have no plans on running more than 10 watts). The wire would lay under the shingles so it can't be seen. The antenna will be 1 WL long on 80 meters. I'll run coax down to the K2 + ATU. This is similar to "The Loop Skywire" described in the November 1985 issue of QST. Anyone have experience (or see a problem) with this antenna? Thanks, Kevin N8IQ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
