Hi guys i am putting up a 80 mtr loop i have a source for wire to use im hoping it will work the wire is a 1.05mm drawn copper with a coating on it its not pvc coated i think it is the same coper wire they use or did use to earth gas meters
anyone got any ideas if it it usable for a loop or not
TIA
Andy
VK3FRDN
80 mtr loop
80 mtr loop
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Re: 80 mtr loop
Yes Andy, that will be fine. Even though it's hard draw it might still stretch a little. Just put some tension on it before you hang it in the air.
Lou - VK3ALB
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Re: 80 mtr loop
thanks LouVK3ALB wrote:Yes Andy, that will be fine. Even though it's hard draw it might still stretch a little. Just put some tension on it before you hang it in the air.
Andy Kay VK3VKT can be found lurking on VK3RBW 438.450 91.5 tone
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Re: 80 mtr loop
I confirm that advice. I use similar wire for all my wire antennas including loops. Just cut it a bit longer and trim for best SWR.
It should work very well on other bands as well if you use a tuner, epecially so if you feed it wire open wire line to a balanced tuner, or even a 4:1 balun at the bottom of the open wire line.
73
Wayne VK4WDM
It should work very well on other bands as well if you use a tuner, epecially so if you feed it wire open wire line to a balanced tuner, or even a 4:1 balun at the bottom of the open wire line.
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Re: 80 mtr loop
Stainless steel wire "rope". Been using it VERY effectively for many years.
No stretch, no corrosion, and NO RUST.
73.
John
No stretch, no corrosion, and NO RUST.
73.
John
Re: 80 mtr loop
I been using an 80M loop antenna for many moons now. I use a 1.5mm Black coated wire for mine as well as a 4:1 balun. I found using the 4:1 balun and RG213 coax made tuning a lot easier than open feed or direct coax connetion. I aslo found feeding it near one of the corners made tuning much better as well. Mine needs no tuner on 80M and min tuning for 40M and even works well on 15M & 20M with a tuner. As mentioned earlier it can strech in the hot sun as I found out here in the hot VK4 sun but it don't take much to trim it back down. It is also a very low noise antenna as well. Have fun building it and enjoy using it.