tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266216158643355360.post5994373747130108203..comments2024-03-24T02:22:19.835-07:00Comments on Hobby Electronics Circuits: Bisquare loop antennaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266216158643355360.post-40217338219324976812012-02-12T06:25:08.000-08:002012-02-12T06:25:08.000-08:00The image is misleading to the unwary: the loop is...The image is misleading to the unwary: the loop isn't actually closed-circuited; it's open circuited at the top.<br><br>Feeding with ladder line to a tuner is also often recommended over coax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266216158643355360.post-40031487685857440502012-05-28T09:05:54.000-07:002012-05-28T09:05:54.000-07:00Yep, blindly reproducing plans from elsewhere does...Yep, blindly reproducing plans from elsewhere doesn't help the inexperienced - a bisquare is not a loop at all but two full wave elements mounted in an angled configuration opposite each other in a diamond shape, open at the top. Feed it with 300 ohm line via an ATU - about 8-9 dBi gain and very effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com