I've been away from this subject and this group for a long time. I am building a new house and I am now planning a loop.
I want the loop to be approximately a square with each side about 261 feet long. I could make it bigger, but I'm not sure that would be worth the extra trouble. So its circumference is two wavelengths on 160 metres. I can install it about 50 feet high in trees using one skyhook from a tree on each corner. I could vary the height some but I can't put it much lower since the trees have few branches lower. I will use a handmade tool consisting of a slingshot / fishing rod reel to get the support ropes into the trees. I plan to run 600-ohm ladder line from one corner down to my shack window where I will use a 4:1 balun to transition to a short coax jumper to bring through a shack window into my Drake MN-2000 manual tuner.?
I intend to use the loop on all HF bands as well as for DXing on the medium-wave broadcast band. I selected the dimensions based on EZNEC modeling. The loop should have a low SWR on 20 metres. Though I'm not worried too much about that since there will be high SWR on other bands. Using balanced feeder should make this not so important.
I'd be interested in comments or suggestions for changes from any with experience in this area.?
Murray VE7RC
VE7RC