The Finished Loop Antenna

I finally got the poles purchased and set and now have my loop (skywire) antenna up in the air.  Here's a picture.

The feedline is on the steel tower over by the house and there are four other poles arranged in a pentagram.  The poles are about 117' apart and the wire is 536 feet long.  The results are spectacular!  The bad news is that the loop out-performs my three element beam on 20, 15, and 10 meters.

I do need to experiment with the feedline length.  Right now I'm at about 70 feet and it probably should be increased to 130 feet.  Anyway, if you have the room, I would strongly recommend a skywire or loop antenna.

If I have any more breakthroughs, I'll let you know.