it is nice  to have lots of real estate, the horizontal  loop is my favorite 
antenna, I also ran it vertical too.
Pierre
k9eye
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: Nice shacks


>I have a 160 meter windom.  It works well, but I have some problems with
> rf feed back.  I had to buy a couple line isolators which helped a lot.  I
> don't remember the number of the mike, but I had a touchtone mike with 4
> function buttons across the above the number keys.  It worked great on the
> 2000, but on the 590 I had terrible rf feed back.  I went back to the
> Kenwood stock hand mike.  I have a Mc 47 on order, so we'll see.  I hope
> to get a loop up for 160 one of these days.
> I feed my windom with rg8.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.