18 mhz delta loop antenna

home made delta loop for 17 mtr band, each side is 18 ft long ,2 elements made of aluminium and 1 length of copper wire .
spoken to terry N8QS in michigen usa 13.25hrs on the 1.11.10 using a yaesu ft857d 50watts into the loop and he gave me a 5/9 plus report.
The delta loop centre is made of a plastic chopping board and is 1ft bye 1ft square,a 4.1 balun and u bolts to hold the elements in place.
The elements are insulated via 4 plastic insulators so the elements do not touch the board.
I use the loop on 14mhz-18mhz-15mhz-10mhz with good reports on all bands and good swr without a tuner by adjusting the lengths of the loop elements.
Cost me about £60 in total.

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