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Re: [IRCA] Station #500! (Big Loop antennas)
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Station #500! (Big Loop antennas)
- From: Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 13:03:33 -0700
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Hi Nick,
John's article on large DKAZ antennas is the one that came to mind for me
in this discussion of Super Loops. Although I believe a Super Loop is
rectangular, the big DKAZ may be of interest to Brian:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx
John compared 112 Ft. X 28 Ft.and 40 Ft. X 10 Ft. DKAZ antennas for this
article.
73,
Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
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> From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:46:32 +0000
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Station #500!
> Too big? Never say that.
>
> John Bryant ran some supersized Ewe antennas, for example 70 feet high by
> 100 feet horizontal at Orcas Island, but it suffered from grounding
> difficulties insofar as nulling was concerned compared with a Wellbrook
> array. I can't find any reference that he ever tried it as a Superloop.
>
> When he ran one closer in size to what you're doing in Oklahoma (27' high
> by 100' horizontal) over a good ground, he was suitably impressed, so I
> suspect the loop version will do you fine.
>
> This is based on e-mails exchanged. I can't find any formal articles, at
> least with a brief search. Seems odd, as John was a great documenter.
> Perhaps someone else can point us in the direction of a formal article.
>
> At any rate, I'd say that you should run with the big 'un. It might be
> good to run a smaller one too if you can, as my own experience with a
> larger one was that the nulls weren't as good as a smaller one, but that
> was queered by being on a city lot, and one end of the Superloop being very
> close to the house and its electrical wiring.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
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