Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!taylor.WBST@Xerox.ARPA From: taylor.WBST@Xerox.ARPA Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: Antenna for the winter Message-ID: <350@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 11:39:24 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.350 Posted: Thu Dec 5 11:39:24 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 15:52:03 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 10 IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A CRYING NEED FOR A GOOD SERIES-TUNED LOOP ANTENNA. I WOULD START WITH ABOUT 50 FEET OF LARGE DIAMETER CONDUCTOR IN A LOOP. FEED THE "NEAR" END AND RETURN THE "FAR" END THROUGH A WIDE-SPACED VARIABLE CAPACITOR-- ABOUT 50 PF. MAX. FOR 75 METER BAND. ~1800 PF. MICA CAPACITOR ACROSS THE FEED POINT WILL HELP THE MATCH. GOOD LUCK! JIM (W2OZH)