Thread: horiz. loop - triangle shape work?
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Old July 7th 06, 07:14 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default horiz. loop - triangle shape work?
(Dave Platt) wrote in news:12aroqj2chrpu45
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Triangle will work fine.

160m probably not; it's a bit short. It would help if you included a
relay opposite the feedpoint to open it on 160m.

I've read of people using an L/C resonant trap instead of a relay, for
just this purpose. The trap opens the loop on the lowest band, and
appears as a capacitive reactance in series with the loop on the
higher-frequency bands.




That's interesting, Dave. Thanks. Will look into that as a relay would
be tricky given the location and height of my proposed loop.

Ed
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