Delta RX Antenna used by FO0AAA
from Earl, K6SE on June 1, 2000
Several subcribers inquired about the Delta 160-meter receiving antenna used at FO0AAA.
It is a close relative of the Pennant and Flag antennas, which are ground-independent relatives of the Ewe. The Delta is a modification of the "delta-shaped Ewe loop" shown in figure 7-66 on page 7-51 of ON4UN's new Low-Band DXing book.
I took John's Delta-Ewe and, with the feedpoint and termination located at the bottom corners of the triangle, I used EZNEC to optimize the design for best F/B and zero reactance at 1.830 mHz. This is the design that was built by ON4UN for use by FO0AAA.
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