Several years ago I put up an 80mtr loop without taking down my inverted
V. The loop sorta surounded the V. and I did have an improved
receive and transmit signal on it. When I lowered the V down to ground
level I couldn't tell any difference in the loop. So, if it's ok on 80
it oughta be ok for 160 whether you use one or both at the same time.

Try it, only cost you a little time.

Butch KF5DE

Metalhead wrote:

I am thinking about building a small receiving loop for 160 meters. I
can probably only get the loop about 50 feet or so away from my
transmitting antenna (inverted L.) My questions a

1) Is this spacing to close?
2) Does spacing this close effect the radiation pattern for the
transmitting Inverted L?
3) Is the only drawback to this close spacing a nosier receiving
loop?

Would just like some opinions before I go through the trouble of
building the loop. The particular loop design I am looking at is the
KC2TX receiving loop.

Thanks for any opinions, positive or negative.

Burch
K4QXX