Richard Clark wrote:
For 160M band, I would REALLY look for the Archer and put my effort

into that prospect. A low loop is the pits - hi Z, lo Z, balanced,
unbalanced, SWR, no SWR hardly counts for diddly.

OK, the 540' loop will be up as high as I can get it with these telescoping
masts, somewhere between 45-55 feet at each corner. How will this be for
bands other than 160m (either with the Johnson or my Kenwood ATU (+current
type balun)? As mentioned I have the real estate to try several antennas
here. I am curious to find out how the loop will work. I only call it 160m
because of the length of the wire. There were a handful of websites
expressing enthusiasm about this antenna.

Another plan is some kind of antenna on a rotator. Any ideas of how to
engineer some kind of beam (light-weight) or something similar atop one of
these 50' telescoping tv masts? If I am to telescope 4 - ten foot sections,
the antenna and rotator would have to be light. I would have to engineer this
with a crew of buddies holding the guy ropes as the stong person is up ten
feet trying to push up this whole thing into the air a section at a time.
Anyone done this? The motivation here is 1) I have the 50 mast, so economy is
a factor, and 2) the result will look more like some kind of elaborate tv
antenna. A tower out in the front yard might be a bit much in the
neighborhood at this point. I need to test these waters first.