KR> using a loop antenna for VHF comms

I would be more likely to use a folded dipole. Same noise reduction, same radiation pattern as a dipole (loops are meant for direction finding), but it does require a 6:1 balun for impedance matching.(easily purchased or made). in, -- Glenn Martin, KR2 N1333A, Biloxi, MS

KR> using a loop antenna for VHF comms

This is the antenna I am building: http://www.davemorris.com/dave/MorrisDFLoop.html "it occurred to the author that a full wavelength loop antenna would fit perfectly inside a Dragonfly, Q-2, or other aircraft having a non-metal tail cone of approximately 31 inches diameter, and that such an an