What do you use to tune it?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: antenna lengths


>I am using a loop that is cut at 270 feet and it works great on 80 through 
>6
> meters.
>
>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ron Yearns
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 5:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: antenna lengths
>
> For some reason I remember reading, listening , to a few months old QST
> where they were saying the 468 didn't hold in all cases.  I also took 80
> meters times 39 and then divided by 12 and got within decimal points of 
> the
> same numbers.  I know 39 inches isn't exactly the number of inches in a
> meter but amazing how close it came out.
> Man using 1005 calls for 279 feet that's 19 feet longer than the other 
> way.
> Almost a ten percent difference.
> Maybe it's going to come down to cut and try with the antenna analyzer.
> Ron
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Walt Sebastian" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: antenna lengths
>
>
>> Hi Ron,
>> For some reason or another the formula for the loop is 1005 divided by
>> frequency.  I hope this helps.
>>
>>
>>
>> Walt
>> WA4QXT
>> Groton CT
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