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 > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > [email protected]> > Cc: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
