I have created a group on yahoo to discuss Skywire loop antennas.

your comments are welcome.

thanks.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/

What's a "Skywire loop" antenna?

jw
wb9uai

What is a skywire??

A picture is worth a 1000 words, so check out the picture on the group
site.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/

if you want some technical info on how to run one, check the links I
have posted there.

Almost everyone who runs one, has nothing but good things to say about
skywires.

thanks.

In article ,
(Walter) wrote:

What is a skywire??

A picture is worth a 1000 words, so check out the picture on the
group site.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/

if you want some technical info on how to run one, check the links I
have posted there.

Almost everyone who runs one, has nothing but good things to say
about skywires.

I have nothing but good things to say about it in other threads.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

In article ,
(J999w) wrote:

What's a "Skywire loop" antenna?

jw
wb9uai

A horizontal loop one wavelength or longer.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 04:38:22 GMT, Telamon
wrote:

In article ,
(Walter) wrote:

What is a skywire??

A picture is worth a 1000 words, so check out the picture on the
group site.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/

if you want some technical info on how to run one, check the links I
have posted there.

Almost everyone who runs one, has nothing but good things to say
about skywires.

I have nothing but good things to say about it in other threads.

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I've been using one for a few years, didn't know it had a name.
Mine's 400' of green #14 wire strung into a rectangle of fence line
junk trees, elevation 15'. 50' of RG 8/U leads it in. Very quiet,
and surpasses my AD sloper for reception with a GS800.

Bruce Ball

On 7 Sep 2003 20:19:18 -0700, (RHF) wrote:

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On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 04:38:22 GMT, Telamon
wrote:

In article ,
(Walter) wrote:

What is a skywire??

A picture is worth a 1000 words, so check out the picture on the
group site.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/

if you want some technical info on how to run one, check the links I
have posted there.

Almost everyone who runs one, has nothing but good things to say
about skywires.

I have nothing but good things to say about it in other threads.

-----------

I've been using one for a few years, didn't know it had a name.
Mine's 400' of green #14 wire strung into a rectangle of fence line
junk trees, elevation 15'. 50' of RG 8/U leads it in. Very quiet,
and surpasses my AD sloper for reception with a GS800.

Bruce Ball


BB,

Is your Skywire Loop Antenna a 'direct connection' of the Coax Cable
center wire to one of the Loop Antenna wire ends and the Coax Cables
Shielding to the other Loop Antenna wire end.

Or, does your SkyWire use a Balun between the the Loop Antenna and the
Coax Cable.

OBTW: I Joined the SkyWire Loop Antenna eGroup at YAHOO!
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/


iwtk ~ RHF

I don't use a balun, but do connect one end of the loop to coax
center, the other to the coax ground. The other end (inside) connects
to an MFJ 959b tuner which helps match the antenna and receiver, and
most often coaxes a couple of S units (without using the amp). Be
sure to experiment by swapping loop end connections to the coax.

bball