Anybody have any idea how an 80m loop would work at 3m height? We just moved into a new place with NO ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS, but I fell down hard last summer (3 weeks unconscious in ICU) and am not tempted to get very high again.
All this talk about on-ground and under-ground antennas made me think of hanging a W0MHS Loop-Skywire at a low height. That a LOT of copperweld for something that hasn’t a chance. I’d hire someone to hang a doublet if I thought it would be much better. But the whole neighborhood is in a hole, about 75 feet below the prevailing terrain, so even a 50’ doublet is really 25’ underground<g>. The hole is several wavelengths wide, so from my roof, the tops of the trees on the “rim” are up about 25 degrees, so very low DX takeoff just ain’t gonna happen. Maybe it’s time I learned if I can run one of those Antenna Modelers. Should I look for Windoze or Linux flavors? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 <snip> The only "ground" antenna I worked with was a 270 ft. horizontal loop made from #28 enemeled wire. It was in a pentagon shape and laying right on the ground. </snip> _______________________________________________ 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
