Small dimension and weight dictate thin wires, say gauge 26-28. A magnetic loop is relatively heavy for portable QRP.
Verticals made of piece of wire are great over salt water or when conditions are great. For support I use 25ft pole collapsible to 2 ft. Away from the sea, two long wires made of thin wire are best IMHO. Or one long wire with a shorter wire. I understand that hanging a long wire is harder than shooting a vertical. When in VK I had 2 70 ft long wires just 20ft high, plus a 30ft vertical plus a couple of radials. This was far from water on a flat land. I could make an antenna from any combination of long wires, a radial or a vertical. Nearly always the best antenna was 2 long wires connected directly to a tuner, and very rarely one long wire with a vertical. In no case was the vertical with radials best. The reason a long wire is better than a vertical (most of the time) is lower losses and more radiation at many angles. So a greater chance of success somewhere. Ignacy, NO9E -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Miniature-self-supporting-HF-antennas-tp7605064p7605176.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
