On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:47:40 -0500, "Robert11"
wrote:

a. If I run the antenna wire thru a closed metal loop for fastening
purposes, do I run into any effets from having a
"shorted turn" over the active antenna wire (receiving only) ?

Hi Bob,

Some. By the degree of the metal's resistance. It would take a very
serious degree to be noticeable. Hence Doc's suggestion of probably
"No" stands.

b. Any problem if I coil up a bit of the excess wire, perhaps a foot or
two, into a 6" loop at the end ?
Guess I'm asking about it becoming an added inductor due to the coil.

Also called a choke. It can help at some frequencies and impede at
others (too many details left unsaid by you). Again, from what you do
say, probably "No" still stands.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC