Horizontal loop as an inverted L
 

As mentioned in several articles, people have used a horizontal loop
as an inverted L, or top loaded vertical, by tying the feeders
together at ground level and tuning it against ground. Specifically,
I am interested in knowing personal experiences with a configuration
of using an 80 meter loop on 160 meters, with the loop 35-40 above
ground. Also of interest is how much of a ground plane was
installed. I'm interested in only stateside contacts on 160, not DX.
If you have used such a configuration, I'd like to hear from you
within this newsgroup or directly.

I've been very happy with the performance of my 40 and 80 meter loops
and use a weatherproof rapid disconnect, for 300 ohm or 450 ohm window
line, when storms approach.

Thanks for reading this posting and don't forget the HF swap nets on
40 and 80 meters.

73,

Evan, K9SQG

Horizontal loop as an inverted L
 

Evan,
I've done that with an 80 meter loop. It's far from the 'best' 160
meter antenna, but it can work 'okay'. How well it works (with in
limits) depends a lot on how it's erected and the 'ground' you work it
against. Too much variation in all that to make a guess about, so try
it and see.
Paul