For what its worth Id stick with the dipoles at that height. I tried 1,2 and 3 wave length loops at ~110 ft (vs dipole at 110 ft) and "on the average" the dipole worked the best. This is completely unscientific but two years of playing on 160 the 1 wave length loop was quieter but didnt have the coverage of the dipole, 2 wave length was the worst (noisier that the one wave length and didnt hear as well) the 3 wave length was only up a short time due to a snow storm but it didnt seem to perform any better than the 1 wave length. If I remember correctly odd wave length loops tend to model better than even wavelength loops.??
K7MS/Lake Tahoe -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 12/1/15, NC3Z Gary <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Topband: 2 wl loop, worth the effort? To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 7:00 PM I have been contemplating a sky loop to replace my coax 160/80M fan dipole. The loop would be fed with ladder line so I could use it on 160-40M. It would take a bit more effort clearing an area to get up 2wl of wire but it could be done. Is the effort worth it over a 1wl loop? An additional issue is I can only get it up about 50'. Right now the dipole is at 25' and works very well with the hams I daily keep in touch with in the 500-600 mile range, but is limited in it's bandwidth. Gary Mitchelson NC3Z/4 Pamlico County, NC FM15 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
