<div dir="auto">Ok, one thing I forgot to ask, is the shape important? In order to use what trees I do have, this thing would look like a child drawing straight line.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">73<br>Dave "Doc" Green <br>KT7DOC <br>541-771-1616<br><a href="mailto:kt7doc@arrl.net">kt7doc@arrl.net</a> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 17, 2020, 6:16 PM Jeff Moore <<a href="mailto:tnetcenter@gmail.com">tnetcenter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>My crude calculations suggest that you need around 520 ft for a wavelength at 160m depending on frequency.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep in mind that's just a guideline - this won't be a resonant antenna and you will need a tuner.</div><div><br></div><div>Basically, as much wire as you can get in the air is what will work. Making it a wavelength on a given band is more of a convenience. As they say - the bigger the better! And add "the higher the better" too! :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff -- KE7ACY<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 5:28 PM Dave Green <<a href="mailto:dgreen357@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dgreen357@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I am looking at putting together a wire loop up on our property. We have 5 acres, so there's plenty of room but we don't have very many tall trees. I am a bit confused about how much wire I need to come up with, I have been told to put up as much as possible, but I also read that it should be at wavelength. Right now, I have probably 350' of wire which I know isn't enough, but how much more?<br><br><div>73<br>Dave "Doc" Green <br>KT7DOC <br>541-771-1616<br><a href="mailto:kt7doc@arrl.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kt7doc@arrl.net</a> </div></div>
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