Bob,

I ran a 40 meter delta loop hanging from 53 feet off the side of my tower 
and tuned it with a gamma match using just wire and 100 PF capacitor and 
about 70 feet of coax to the shack.  The bottom of the loop was about 10 
feet off the ground and for using a wire antenna, it worked better than 
about any other wire antenna I tried for that band.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Suggestions for antenna tuners


> Thanks to all of you who have given thoughts on this topic.  The LDG line
> looks interesting though if I am reading the ads correctly most of theirs
> don't support ladder line.  That may not really be a problem though 
> because
> I am in the process of putting together a loop antenna and haven't made 
> the
> final decision on whether to go with ladder line all the way into the 
> shack
> or using co ax for the last few feet.  I do suspect that I will be staying
> with lower power since getting an amplifier at this point is most likely 
> not
> an option.
>
> At any rate,  all of you have been most helpful.
>
> Bob KD0BR
>