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Old August 8th 09, 12:52 AM posted to rec.radio.cb
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"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , Steve
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no I mean long wire. 500' too long or not long enough for general band
coverage? (in a square) tx and rx

tia


What frequency do you want to cover? 500ft would be a full wavelength
antenna for 1.872 Mhz.

If you're wanting CB then 34' is all you need.

Google Delta Loop.

Hello Conor,
Copy the 11 meter length for an antenna, I was thinking about running a
square horizontal
configuration of some sort and use it as a SW receive wire also, just for
S&G.

A buddy of mine runs a 250' square flat wire with a palstar tuner and it
works surprisingly well on 11 meters,
but somewhat directional. I have a 3 element flatside yagi now so I'm just
looking for an experimental wire
to wrap around part of the forest out back.

Thanks for the reply.

73
Steve