Hang a closed loop 5% longer in back of it and one 5% shorter in front, and
you'll hava a quad.

"Steven Fritts" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I am thinking of building a full wave loop for 17 meter ham band. What
I plan to do is to build a cross shaped form...then run wire approx
12.7 ft on each side....then hang the antenna vertically from a tree
or mount it on a support 30-40 ft up with the V point of the antenna
straight up with the other "V" point straight down. In other words the
antenna will look like a diamond hanging vertically in the air. If I
feed the antenna at the bottom V with ladder line, one lead on each
leg, how will this antenna perform? The antenna wire wil be seperated
at the bottom point-not tied together. Will it have any gain? I am
sure there will be directivity broadside to the antenna.Thanks for any
help.

Steve W4SEF