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Old 14-Sep-2018, 9:41 PM   #4
rabbit73
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Originally Posted by Stereocraig View Post
Thanks, Rabbit!

The feed line is about 8", but the output is not centered between the two.
It is connected to one dipole, which is jumpered to the other dipole.
Not sure if this would affect the phasing though, at this low freq.
That is the correct way to wire a turnstile antenna.

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So, zero degrees is off the end of the loop, or perpendicular to it?
In theory, perpendicular to either one of the dipoles, but I think you might need to make some aiming tests for your favorite stations.
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