My 10 Meter Hanging Loop
Decided to build a loop for better "ears", and to get out a better signal:
Using two 6 FT. lengths of 3/4" PVC pipe as supports, 18 guage insulated wire, wire ties, black tape.
14 guage is better, 18 is what I had! I'll skip photos on cutting the pipe and jump to mounting the rain cap with S0239 connector inside:
Holes drilled in PVC, and pill bottle to line up with screws into the S0239 Connector.
Close-up of rain cap and connections:
Inside connections:
Top View wires out:
After connecting shield and center to wires from connector, attach this to 36 ft. wire secured in a rectangle approx. 141.5" (inches) each vertical side, and 71" each horizontal side. Horizontal wire of course attaches to the two 6 ft. lengths of PVC via black tape and wire wraps. Dimensions are a bit long so it can be trimmed for low SWR. Mine was 2.2:1 with no trimming at all! This antenna is resonant at 28.500.
Final product up in the air, and on the air! Made 3 contacts to Montivideo Uruguay, 5031 miles from my QTH with S8 - S9 reports on the new loop, I'm happy! UPDATE: Since making this antenna I've contacted: Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verdie Islands, Andorra, Alaska, Japan, Croatia, Romania, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, etc.. works really well!
Although hanging vertical, it is horizontally polarized! Feed point is about 50 - 52 ohms, perfect for regular coax!
Want to build one? Here's a good link for you!
10 & 17 Meters Hanging Loop
73,
Dave Making your own antennas is fun and inexpensive! Nothing like talking around the world with an antennas that "YOU" built!
Verticals / Etc.
73,
Dave
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