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I have a loop in the attic, but I decided to take a loop outdoors, so I built a 11 meter quad loop and parked it horizontally at 30' elevation.
It is only 10' above the roof ridge. Here are some photos of the building process. Just ask if you don't follow the photos.

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Some have said it's hard to tell whether the loop is mounted vertical or horizontal. I hope this helps:

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Well, It went up on its edge:

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and then because I already had the director stored behind the shed it grew and appendage:

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Today I constructed a reflector and put it on the boom with the driver. Tomorrow I hope to finish it and see how it does. After that we'll see about perhaps making it dual polarity. . .

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Cleaned it up a little more:

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It's up at 37' to the boom, now.
With the 80" spacing on the new aluminum boom, it seems to have smaller beamwidth than it did with spacing at 75", the last spacing.


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