Vertical Delta Loop Antenna - 10 Meters Portable

[@tcort]

Well you certainly showed the naysayers with the 10W Alaska contact 😂 I love that you’re experimenting with so many different antenna ideas. I really enjoy seeing it. Lots of inspiration.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! I really enjoyed building and experimenting with this one. 73!

[@johniedesk1]

Back in the day, my father had 2 element Delta loop on a rotator, he had some sort off odd angle set up , the v was tilted up 45 degrees from horizontal, what a performer, as a 14 year old I was in heaven.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

That’s a great memory, thanks for sharing

[@stephenvandyke4084]

Sorry for the mad hams. Just so U know us new folks love this exploring the hobby and learn a lot from it so keep up the great work

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much!

[@super66craig]

​@@COASTALWAVESWIRES exactly what he said, ignore the barnacled old salts, they don't think a random wire works either, hahaha, my first antenna at 12 years old!

[@N4XTL]

I love that it's shaped like a bow or a slingshot, it's so easy to visualize the directionality. Great job Walt!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you Dan

[@Dusty_Ham]

Looks great and amazing results! It's unfortunate that so many people forget the hobby is about experimentation, especially with social media. Sounded great to me! Thank you for sharing, I look forward to seeing more in the future. 73

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much Dusty! 73

[@ledguy315]

Expimintation is the essence of HAM radio. That's how we bacame the poineers of communication.

[@franciscolopez3229]

Well, well, well, don't mind them bashers sir, you showed them they were wrong with a big QSL. You see sir, I am just new on HF at the right time with the 10 meter band open and have been researching for different types of antenna I could build and you sure did made my day. I can't afford a real hf radio yet so for now I'm just using an HR2510 set only at 20 watts with an aluminum tube horizontal dipole antenna at 19 feet above ground but am sure proud to make contacts in Europe. My farthest was 10,735km to England from where I'm at here in the Philippines. Now I know why HAM is fun. Thank you for sharing your ideas sir. DW1-QEW saying 73s.....

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you and thank you for sharing your experience!

[@JulietNovember9]

There will always be doubters and haters but the ultimate satisfaction is proving them wrong. Love the channel and I've learned ALOT watching your videos. Don't let them bring you down. What you're doing is the exact spirit of Ham... learn, dream, innovate, create! I'm excited to try and make this one. Being a another G90 guy, I found this one very inspirational. Outside the box thinking to squeeze out every possible horsepower of that 20w! Cheers! 73 de N9BRO

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! 73 de K4OGO

[@MrCablecowboy73]

Dude again I learn way more from your videos. The cherry on top was the comparison of your end to end contact with Dustin.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! I lucked out coming across that guy streaming.

[@zubenelgenubi]

11.76 inches?! Glad to see the mm scale included!! Mixing inches and meters is a nightmare!

[@joeblow8593]

Nice going with this antenna, amazing DX. It was interesting to hear how strong you sounded in Colorado on that ham's live stream. I think maybe you could have an online Zoom discussion with Sir Callum about your results with this and see if he'd be interested in trying it himself. I would definitely forward him this video. Experimentation is the lifeblood of ham radio, QRZ and Facebook not so much.

[@larrygrigar3793]

I built a full wavelength Delta Loop for 11 m. Using 8 ft of 75 ohm coax as a balun, using a 4 watt handheld cb radio, I spoke to New Jersey from California. You got'ta like a Delta Loop!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Awesome!

[@JRNipper]

Walt, thanks for posting and demonstrating your antenna. Seems to have fantastic performance! In the mid-70's just before I got my license, my friend who wrote articles about antennas wanted to try out the new HF xcvr my dad bought me (Hallicrafters SR-150). Not having an antenna put up yet, we found a huge balled up mess of 300 ohm TV twin lead that a local TV repair shop had thrown out, about 150' long. We strung it from the basement window thru tree branches and terminated it down in a swamp. We were in Minnesota, you know, land of 10,000 swamps ;-) anyway, we fired it up and he was able to contact europe, Ukraine, to be exact, running about 100 watts with this stupid, barely above ground twin lead that was our so-called antenna. I suppose stranger things have happened, just can't think of any. Still have the SR-150 and continues to work great. Kevin, AI4HZ

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

That’s a great memory Kevin, thanks for sharing!

[@antstoes]

Love watching your videos, Walt I always learn something!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you! 73, Walt

[@w4mps1964]

Great job Walt. I built a 20 M portable version with apex at top fed 1/4 wave down from top with a 4:1 . Worked FB. Love trying different antennas. Licensed since 1964. Never gets old 👍

[@w4mps1964]

PS my fav all time wire antenna was an 80M horizontal loop up abt 40 feet. Hard to beat loops for great S/N ratio antennas.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@captainwyattoutdoors1636]

Walt, this channel is by far my favorite of all the amateur radio KZbin channels I subscribe to. I really like your demeanor and laid back approach while actually tackling practical issues and antenna designs. I always look forward to your new videos! Don't be discouraged by naysayers...stick with what you have, it is a winning combo in my opinion!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much, your words mean a lot to me! I will for sure just stick to doing what I'm doing. 73 my friend!

[@johndminigan1869]

Love the Idea of trying something different. Great Job!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you! 73, Walt

[@johnkelly8614]

Thank you! I just reconfigured a 134' 80m inverted "L" efhw into a 40m/15/m vertical Delta Loop using the same method. It kicks some serious butt on 15 meter qrp. I didn't worry about equal dimensions. The vertical member goes up about 30 feet, starting 6' above ground , and the other two legs are app 52 feet long. Don't tell the nay sayers, but it worked ok on 30, 20, 17, and 10 too ;-)

[@DavidS-iw4ei]

Great Antenna, 10m was open yesterday (01-21-2023). I was getting in to England from S. Calif on my G90 and the Alpha Vertical.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Yes it was a great day

[@K3JRZOnTheAir]

Nice work Walt! 73!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Many thanks!

[@ke0ourwilliam982]

See, the ones that said it would not work cannot think out of the box. You can. Great job. 73's

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much! 73

[@TRWN2CU]

Walt, you are definitely on to something. I had a 40m delta loop fed 1/4 wave from the apex, with the apex up. According to ON4UN's Low-Band DXing book this acts like two 1/4 wave verticals in phase with the horizontal portion acting as a radial for both. The feedpoint impedance should be around 100 Ohms, so a 2:1 balun or 1/4 wave length of 75 Ohm coax would convert it nicely to 50 Ohms. You would just need to make your vertical portion of the loop slope instead of running up along the support mast. The two lower corners of the delta could tie off to ground stakes or any available attachment point. The downside is that you need to move both lower lines to "rotate" the antenna. BTW, my delta loop worked fantastic.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@Desertwolf426]

Nice job Walt! I've always wanted to try a vertical delta loop... you've inspired me 😁

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Erin! Good luck!

[@SevenFortyOne]

I've just started experimenting with Delta loops myself. Looks like you had pretty good luck with yours - thanks for sharing!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching! Conditions were great that day, it was a perfect combination.

[@zing913945]

I really like this video ! Great fun watching you make all the rapid fire contacts !

[@LB0FI]

Thanks for the video Walt. Since my MFJ-1979 broke today I need to try different antennas now, and you always inspire!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks so much Morten!

[@Maine307]

wow!!.. i am lost in uderstanding the delta loop.. u only had 2 poles up? i thought it needed 3 to work? .. this is amazing! Alaska!!!!!! WoW - EDIt: I had to watch this video 3 times, to let it sink in my head.. got itnow.. that ia amazing!! love this! Alaska..man that is awesome again! great video.. I know Norfolk area- 95-97 was a good time.. Camp Elmore Allen 73!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! yes this one out performed what I expected.

[@cesarastiz9691]

It´s just 30 degrees away from a classic delta loop with its lower side parallel to earth and fed 1/4 wave from top corner for vertical polarization. This set-up provides the lowest take-off angle. That´s why your antenna is perfoming so well. And they are better RX antennas than verticals. By the way, that harbour seems to be a great location for DXing. 73 de LU3HIP.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! Yes my harbour is a great place for DX. 73 de K4OGO

[@MikeN2MAK]

Very cool antenna and great performance. I'm sure you put a lot of effort into it but it certainly paid off. Thanks for more inspiration.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Mike! it was a fun one for sure

[@NickFrom1228]

I may have to build one of those. This is fantastic.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks!

[@darrellcollins877]

VERY INTERESTING !

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching!

[@stuartluckie6558]

Thanks for another great video. Luck favors the prepared mind - you weren't lucky, you were prepared. 😉🍀 Keep up the exploring of new antennas! 73, Stuart AJ4RM

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much Stuart!

[@johnkaelberer237]

Hi Walt, I always enjoy your videos so very much. A lot of people talk, but you "Do IT". I love the fact that you use the G-90. It's a great portable radio and you show that 20 watts will get the job done (at least in the better parts of the cycle). It's amazing what one can do with some wire.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks so much John! That G90 is so easy to travel with too. All the best!

[@MirlitronOne]

Nice, novel design with demonstrably good results. A lot of playing on 10m to be had in the next few years.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! Yes indeed 10 is going to be fun

[@Jason-ti9ou]

Great video Walt…. You’re giving me some good ideas, 73s VA6 RWR

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! 73, Walt K4OGO

[@Philip-KA4KOE]

Loops rock!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Yes they do!

[@kf0idt]

Great Video Walt and awesome job on the delta loop. Great to make the contact with you and share the video.. 73s

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much for sharing the video!

[@GhostRider1974]

Nice,, can't argue with that!

[@VE9ASN]

I can't believe the Facebook armchair experts were wrong and it actually worked, incredible!!! Love your videos, 73.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much Les!

[@Aimsport-video]

Models are "somewhat accurate". LoL. You are so diplomatic. You are repeatedly demonstrating that following through on an idea is the definitive way to differentiate what is real from what is nonsense. Please factor gravitation pull on the wire to get rid of that sag... Maybe a taller secondary pole. But who knows, maybe that slight sag is part of the magic of your brilliant antenna idea. What a fun hobby this is!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

LOL, I try to be diplomatic but it's a challenge in this day and age. I'm an engineer and build computer models of structural components then go out in the field and test. They are never spot on and that's what keeps me employed haha

[@jasonconrad9212]

Wow that was awesome 10 watts to Alaska from VA! Nice job! I may have to build one.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Jason, good luck!

[@keithdalton3004]

Wow walt that acts like a beam by moving smal pole around so 😎 thanks Walt. Wv4g😊

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching! That was a fun antenna!

[@kgrafton4582]

Great job Walt, enjoy the videos

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much!

[@coopdr]

Walt, Hello from South Korea! Please don't stop sharing your ideas with us just because of a few haters. Your design looks great! I just built a delta loop and it works well. I used a 4:1 balun connected to the lower right corner about a foot up. It works good, but has high SWR on some of the bands. I plan on putting in about 50 feet of 450 ohm ladder line to see if that will help. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING! PLEASE DON'T STOP! I hope to work you on the air someday! Kindest Regards, Don HL2/KC6STQ

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much Don! I enjoy sharing my radio experiences on KZbin and will definitely continue. Thank you for the kind words! Hope to catch you on the bands soon! 73, Walt K4OGO

[@Cardassiaprime]

Great job Walt, that really worked well. It looked like a pennant to me in orientation. So, K4OGO Pennant Delta. Thanks for sharing. 73 de M7PBX.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! I like that name haha. 73 de K4OGO

[@cosmodog4845]

Excellent Walt, putting up my 10mtr delta loop tomorrow here in Scotland

[@KC3UVF]

Glad you didn't let the social media know-it-alls discourage you. This looks like a really cool project and it was just flat working. Well done! KC3UVF

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you! yes I'm developing thicker skin LOL

[@vironpayne3405]

Keep playing, having fun, learning, and sharing.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

I absolutely will! Thanks

[@johnbuckner-ko4mst918]

Way to go. keep experimenting. Seems to be somewhat directional huh? Great job! KO4MST - John in Lanexa VA - 73's

[@CL-ty6wp]

Exciting and motivating watching you experiment. I've been trying to gain an understanding on antenna theory and have been making my own plans for a few receiver antennas.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much for watching. This was an excellent receive antenna. For a great receive antenna look into a Pennant Antenna, it’s similar to this antenna.

[@CL-ty6wp]

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Will take a look, thanks.

[@Tump2010]

Pretty cool antenna project.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

It was fun!

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

10 watts to Alaska, Heck Yeah! Gentleman watching your you tube videos in Brasil that's really cool and making a Colorado live stream! I really enjoyed watching this. 73 KO4HPC

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching Adam, it was a great afternoon. 73 my friend

[@Tommy_Boy.]

Great show Walt! That’s my favorite Intro music of yours, by the way. 👍🎶 Thanks for yet another entertaining antenna example! Cheers buddy! WA7FLY

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Tom! Cheers my friend

[@redjohn20001]

Some really strong contacts their Walt. I did some thing similar on 20m some time ago, a vertical pole and pulled the other two sides of the triangle out and fixed to the house. The feed point was at the bottom of the pole and not having a 4 to 1 balun I used a 1/4 wave of 75 ohm coax. It was so quiet on receive compared to my usual antenna. Thanks for the video.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching and sharing your eperience!

[@rafaelgcpp]

Nice antenna Walt! I really like the delta loop and I even designed some "corner" connectors for 3D printing. Hit me up if you'd like the STL!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Rafael! I might do that for a future build.

[@miker8379]

The “ one masted sloop loop” from QST is interesting also for 40-10. Vertical polarization is the way to go unless you fan get really high.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

I’ll check that antenna out, thanks!

[@t.j.speakman7723]

Nice job Walt, Love the videos and can't wait to try this antenna.

[@akiddoo8113]

social media is the electronic equivalent of public restroom walls

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

hahahaha perfect!

[@Tantalicdavid]

They are great walt bi directional 3.2db gain over a dipole on each broadside we feed our one in the corner with a 4:1 for vertical polarisation. Turning it mean't you only needed two supports, btw Karen would love it lol.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Hahaha i aimed it directly at Karen’s HOA.

[@DK5ONV]

Beautiful, UW...wohooo. We are the looping Dudes (hi5 on that) 💯🔔🔔🔔🤘

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Loop de Loop Uncle G!!!!!!!

[@ronwolenski-n8wcr]

Great video Walt, glad you didn't listen to those aysayers, that antenna rocks!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you Ron!

[@ve6kk]

Nice work Walt! I admire your enregy to experiment with new antennas. And a great idea to rotate the pattern. 73 Peter

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@warplanner8852]

You know what? I'm throwing away _all_ my antenna theory book and just going to look you up every week, Dave! Your incredible curiosity coupled with your can-do attitude and the fact you're not afraid to experiment is so compelling. About three or four of your designs are intriguing and I will be trying them out PDQ! vy 72 de William, k6whp dit dit

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks so much William! Throughout life I’ve always had to learn the hard way LOL 73 de Walt K4OGO

[@Capitaine.Albator]

Awesome! And inspiring 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks so much!

[@Paddy_Roche]

Nice one Walt thats fantastic. I loved how you changed direction, lol. I must say I've never heard of any Negative Rude people on Social Media!!! Keep up the awesome work Walt and Ignore the Fools.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Paddy! I will ignore them indeed

[@G5STU]

Nice job Walt , idea: you could use a long stick or similar to prop the triangle out from the pole negating the need for the second short pole and then it would also be rotatable :)

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Stuart, that’s a great idea!

[@JS-oq2cd]

That's how you do it...nice work. Loops are awesome. Can't find more gain from a single piece of wire than by building a loop. One that I've gotten a lot of use from is a rectangular...2:1 proportion..with feedpoint in the middle of the base...works out just about perfect 50 ohms. I'm curious as to whether you're using insulated hookup wire or bare copper. Need a new antenna project and this looks like it could be the one to get me back on 10m from my apartment with antenna out on the fire escape. Already have fiberglass poles.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! I've been thinking about building a rectangular loop. I use insulated wire. 73, Walt

[@AlreadyThere1965]

Don't let the criticism bother you, the average ham nowadays is not quite the expert they think they are. Remember they give you the answers to the amateur exams now. When I took my license we had no idea what the questions were going to be. There was plenty of math and no calculators. More important, we learn by experimenting which is kind of the idea behind Amateur Radio so keep the ideas coming.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Absolutely! Great advice

[@philhayward8696]

Brilliant Walt. Yours is one of the few channels that I subscribe to that I eagerly await your next video. You have just the right mix and tempo to keep me glued to the screen, plus you do play with some really interesting stuff. Very informative. Keep it up. ZL2VTH

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thank you so much Phil!

[@6kd6]

Way to go, dude! Good work right there. 73 de Guido EA1FPN.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Guido! 73 de K4OGO

[@USXPOP]

Sorta like a flag- pennant receive antenna. Works gud! Keep test/designing. Lots of fun. W0YVY

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks, that's probably why it receives so well. 73

[@ralphshepard1]

Nice video Walt! would like to see you experiment with the delta loop some more

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! That will be happening soon!

[@tech160s]

Hey Walt ! I've been running a home made 40m horizontal delta loop fed with a 4:1 at one of the corners. It's up about 35 feet and tunes 40,20,15,10m. I might put one of those 10m loops together and see how it goes. Cheers, great video. Richard VK2VRJ.

[@GordonHudson]

Your contact with Alaska is about the same distance from Norfolk to my QTH in Scotland!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

I wish I could have gotten out earlier when propagation was still good to the UK

[@GordonHudson]

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES I heard Australia really strongly yesterday on 10m. Very good propagation.

[@vironpayne3405]

Keep playing, enjoying life, and ignore the peanut gallery. The ionosphere does vary skip distance a little bit.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Absolutely

[@brucejohnson3090]

Interesting antenna, there are some 50 ohm antennas could be worth a try

[@BaySideTV]

Walt, Always looking for a new antenna idea. Have the two poles, wire and 4:1unun. Great project for next weekend... Many thanks Don - KW2AIR

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Don, all the best and good DX next weekend!

[@BaySideTV]

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Walt I had the chance to construct and test your rendition of a 10m Delta Loop oriented NE / SW. I first tried placing the LG 4:1 Unun 1/4 wave length down from the top of the pole. Then after some testing found the best performance of the Unun at the lower pole corner worked best. I am located just outside Rochester, NY. In my final testing late afternoon on FT8 saw many NV, NM and CO stations that I normally see only a few with my 10M Jpole up 45'. Then this morning did additional testing and with the NE orientation and on average I saw an increase in EU stations receiving me by +2-3db. Called FT8 CQ and had more consistent call backs than before on the JPole or even a EFHW (on first CQ had two Russian stations calling). I will do additional testing over next several days but am seeing a definite pickup of contacts with stronger signal reports both to and from. (Just plug in my call sign on PSK Reporter). This is not a scientific evaluation... will compare antennas with WSPR in the next several days. All for now Don - KW2AIR

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

@@BaySideTV interesting, thanks for the update!

[@BaySideTV]

Need to add that Delta Loop mounted on top of a 10' elevated deck and up off the deck another 15'

[@ll-bc7ou]

Nice Walt delta loops work good and they don't have to be super high with two poles you can go from one to the other and feed the delta at the bottom upside down triangle and you can still rotate the antenna. Hmmmm they watch your videos in BRASIL 😆........73's

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! Yes I will be experimenting some more with this type of antenna for sure. It's a small world LOL

[@dandypoint]

Sorry I missed you! Great results. I like that you can rotate it. I may have to build one to test or maybe use next year in the Ten meter contest. Would like to put my analyzer right at the antenna or on a 1/2 wave line to see what impedance you have. I sure expected you to need a 2:1 transformer. I would like to try it on some 10 meter beacons and rotate it around to plot the pattern. I think the skip was just too long for Florida and New England. I would expect if the band was open they would have just been weak off the side. Good job!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! I was limited in direction with where I was setup. I plan on putting this up on the beach where I can rotate it a complete 360 degrees and experiment so more. Great idea to try it on some beacons!

[@dandypoint]

I love using the beacons! Think I posted some KZbin videos doing that with my dipoles. If conditions are stable it really shows off the patterns when I switch antennas.

[@tlebryk]

Search for Cebik horizontal slot loop, very similar except it is rectangular but also fed from the side, which makes it vertically polarized. I think that is what is happening with yours as well. Also, being vertically polarized reduces distance to ground influence, unlike a horizontally polarized dipole for instance.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Roger that, I'll check that out.

[@howardkarse9915]

Well that worked rather well!! Curious as to the choice of a 4:1 UNUN in spite of it's good on-air performance. Have seen them with a 4:1 balun and more often a 2:1 matching section of 72 ohm coax as I did for a 6M delta loop. Fun to watch Walt - well done.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Just went with the 4:1 after much research and it worked well!

[@battlestarone]

Great vid,,for omni directional it has to be horizontal,,vertical it will have loobs of its sides,,,great antenna,,alway use loops,,,low noise and more gain than a dipole.

[@antenaseinterfacescb]

Very nice Walt. Normally working in QRP 10 watts with V, 27Mhz with a flat SWR from 25 to 28 Mhz too, I will try this setup. Amazing video, using 1,81 meters of 75 ohms coax to adapt the antenna. 7351 Paulo.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Paulo! 73

[@EdzashedFudwinkle]

I have a Delta Loop still to try out, I think its 3.3m as a triangle with 3 sides, or 2.7m(ish) for 4 sides. I noticed your unun wasn't as 1 of the corner points, that's noted down. Still a little cold to be playing around with my antennas 🏧 but it is on the 'To Do' list. Great video again Walt, looking forward to the next. 73's

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks so much and good luck with that Delta Loop!

[@fabriziofaleni2875]

Nice video, thank you very much! Maybe next time please do not post references under facebook because those who (like me) do not have a Facebook account, are not able to download the antenna schematics

[@HamRadioLiveShow]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! Walt, can I use it on the show? Great content., educational and interesting.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks Larry! Absolutely!

[@kennethblackwell1137]

Go Walt GO....🙌😍😊👍

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Hahaha thanks

[@JPA66]

That performed fantastic, the QSO’s don’t lie. Going to have to give this a try. I have always followed the rule, if there are enough naysayers then it’s worth trying. AC9DJ

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Great rule to follow!

[@RobertArmstrong-ie5cm]

This pattern makes a lot of sense to me. I like the way you were able to rotate the loop. Thanks for sharing the idea. de n7xj

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! all the best and 73!

[@JS-oq2cd]

I also wonder if that could be fed with ladderline...balanced line...back to a 1:1 balun and into a tuner. Might be quieter. I have lots of issues with noise and used this approach to build a Slim Jim vertical for 10m a few years ago and it was noticeably quieter that other verticals. That's also one of the best verticals to build and use.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

That’s definitely worth a try!

[@ve2zdx]

Nice one! When I saw your post on Facebook I checked if Celso was on the radio and asked him to look for you. Celso antennas are also home made and perform great , from verticals to cubical quads. The man builds them all. I also asked someone in Japan but it was too late there. What about a 10 meters moxon next? Ve3dal documented his build pretty well and on 10 meters it’s not too big of an antenna. 73

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks André! I definitely have a Moxon in the plans for the future. Was great to work Celso. 73 my friend!

[@AngusLepus]

I like the loops whatever you can get up, They are quieter and have better capture, going to try one hear instead of my 100' cage. Just feed with balanced line and use with a tuner - will see if my luck is as good as yours. 73 N0CYK

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Good luck! 73 de K4OGO

[@milwman1958]

Nice Scott KF0HRF

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

thanks!

[@user-il4ri3gy2o]

Listen to your heart. The point of being an amateur is experimentation. how the hell did we get the g5rv and the moxons. you should try a vertical moxon near water that would be great. by the way you only need to look at the commercially built Optibeam which was basically multi moxons in one antenna. Keep up the good work.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks! Yes the vertical Moxon is on my list! 73, Walt

[@JReed305]

I would say the proof is in the pudding! Would love to see how it would work for ya on your next Poland trip.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Headed back there in 12 days, might have to try it!

[@JReed305]

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES I imagine it would be just the ticket for racking up a bunch of African and Middle East contacts on 10

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

@@JReed305 yes and especially as the season changes, problem I had last trip was that it was dark at 3:30pm In December and 10 was dead. Last spring I actually made a few contacts into Israel and Saudi Arabia on 10 from Poland. I’ve got a couple 7 meter poles at the house there so maybe I can rig something up.

[@JReed305]

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Oh yeah dark early for sure. I have a cool photo from the harbor in Utska of sunset at 2:45 in the afternoon.

[@keithdalton3004]

I joined your Facebook page.

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Awesome!!!

[@WX4CB]

that's too cool

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

It was a fun afternoon!

[@bryanpoole3036]

To be honest, I think you SHOULD discuss your plans online. I live in an apartment(back alley ground level). Can't be done, right? pft. tell that to my contact from Vancouver to Spain, or the dozens of contacts I've made on 20m on a folded long wire tossed in the trees. Playing around and experimenting IS the fun of it. I really like this antenna Idea. Now I'm thinking how I can build one off the balcony ;) De VE7PPM

[@stephens8175]

Great job on the antenna build and the fantastic contacts! I wonder how your configuration would work away from the water? Looking forward to your next experiment! 72!

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

I’ll probably built it away from the water one day for sure! Thanks! 73

[@vsmichael1]

I’ll tell you I’m amazed. I have one & was wondering if I should put it up. I’m going to now. People criticize because they want to be the big dick but I love what happened. Worked great & of course they will keep quiet .

[@COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Thanks for watching! 73, Walt