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  • Re: Horizontal Loop for 2m SSB

    From Alexandre Fernandes@alxfrnds@gmail.com to rec.radio.amateur.antenna on Wed Sep 13 11:13:00 2023
    From Newsgroup: rec.radio.amateur.antenna

    Em s|ibado, 7 de maio de 2011 |as 19:15:33 UTC-3, Tom Rutherford escreveu:
    Hi, All.
    Brand new to the newsgroup, here, and even though I did the old "Find" routine, I couldn't find what I need.
    Does anyone know where I can get instructions (preferably cookbook, but if they come with formulas, I can deal with that, too) for building a 2m SSB horizontal loop? I live in an apartment, which is pretty much a Faraday cage, but I get out pretty well from my balcony, at least to the east(ish) of the building. I have a discone out there right now, clamped to the floor stand of an old oscillating fan that it used to be attached to. :-) I have
    a similar portion of a floor lamp that I want to mount the loop onto. I
    need something that will cover at least the 180-| that my discone can radiate
    in, as well as it does. Since 2m SSB is typically horizontal, the discone doesn't do too well. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
    --
    -- 73 DE Tom Rutherford, N8EUJ, Burton, MI
    "She said it was either her or the ham radio. Over."
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  • From John Doe@john.doe@myemail.invalid to rec.radio.amateur.antenna on Sat Feb 3 01:14:40 2024
    From Newsgroup: rec.radio.amateur.antenna

    On Sep 13, 2023 at 1:13:00rC>PM EDT, "Alexandre Fernandes" <alxfrnds@gmail.com> wrote:

    Em s|ibado, 7 de maio de 2011 |as 19:15:33 UTC-3, Tom Rutherford escreveu:
    Hi, All.
    Brand new to the newsgroup, here, and even though I did the old "Find"
    routine, I couldn't find what I need.
    Does anyone know where I can get instructions (preferably cookbook, but if >> they come with formulas, I can deal with that, too) for building a 2m SSB
    horizontal loop? I live in an apartment, which is pretty much a Faraday
    cage, but I get out pretty well from my balcony, at least to the east(ish) >> of the building. I have a discone out there right now, clamped to the floor >> stand of an old oscillating fan that it used to be attached to. :-) I have >> a similar portion of a floor lamp that I want to mount the loop onto. I
    need something that will cover at least the 180-| that my discone can radiate
    in, as well as it does. Since 2m SSB is typically horizontal, the discone
    doesn't do too well. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
    --
    -- 73 DE Tom Rutherford, N8EUJ, Burton, MI
    "She said it was either her or the ham radio. Over."
    Tom, do you still have NTREADER? I lost my copy, just have registration file

    Yes, horizontal loop antennas work good for 2 meters.
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