Re: Topband: Small loop Performance (Clay Melhorn)

2012-04-14 Thread W9UCW
Hi Clay, Long time no see... When I lived in Minooka in the 60's & 70's our old friend from Kankakee who was with the TV cable company fixed me up with a lot of "scraps" of half inch and one inch 75 ohm foam dialectric solid aluminum encased coax. Some of it had a direct burial covering.

Re: Topband: Small loop Performance

2012-04-14 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 4/14/2012 4:40 AM, Clay Melhorn wrote: > > provided.http://www.w9az.com/Newsletters/KARS-April-12.pdf > > The loop antenna looks promising and I find myself seriously PC boards for the loop are still available. > your experience with setting the loop antenna against a small > wooden s

Re: Topband: Small loop Performance

2012-04-14 Thread Clay Melhorn
In our club's April newsletter a local friend Ken W9IE built Rick's loop and wrote an article (on page 2) URL links to Rick's original info are provided.http://www.w9az.com/Newsletters/KARS-April-12.pdf The loop antenna looks promising and I find myself seriously considering trying it myself.I