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Old April 13th 10, 04:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Cophasing Two Full-Wave Loops?

On Apr 6, 6:47*pm, WA2SI wrote:
Hello everybody,

I hope everyone had a very Happy Easter. I have a spare 2:1 current
balun and would like to use it to feed a vertically oriented single-
band full-wave loop. I began to wonder; Can one feed two vertically
oriented full-wave loops perpendicular to each other with a common
feed point? Any opinions? Thanks in advance. As always, take care
es...

Vy 73 de Bert
WA2SI


I am taking your question as, 2 vertical loops, both hung from the
same skyhook, one broadside north/south, and the other broadside
east/west, and fed at the same point.

You get a more omni radiation pattern, but not full omni, there are
still lobes. This is much like 2 crossed dipoles (for the same band)
in an "X" configuration. Depending on height, you may not need the
2:1 balun. Check your impedance, a coax wound balun for a choke
may be all that is necessary.

73....Walter - K5EST