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First, that RG-59 coax is being used as an impedance matching device. If you don't us it, your SWR with just a straight run of RG-58, or any other 50 ohm coax, will be fairly high, probably around a 2:1 or worse. A full wave loop antenna is not a 50 ohm antenna at all, it's typically around 100 - 150 ohms. You really do need that RG-59.
Windows come in all sizes so that loop may certainly 'fit' around yours. Just keep in mind that if the loop is made in a square, it'll be about 9 feet on each side. I don't have two windows together that would fill that sort of space.
- 'Doc

[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 242562, member: 129"] First, that RG-59 coax is being used as an impedance matching device. If you don't us it, your SWR with just a straight run of RG-58, or any other 50 ohm coax, will be fairly high, probably around a 2:1 or worse. A full wave loop antenna is not a 50 ohm antenna at all, it's typically around 100 - 150 ohms. You really do need that RG-59. Windows come in all sizes so that loop may certainly 'fit' around yours. Just keep in mind that if the loop is made in a square, it'll be about 9 feet on each side. I don't have two windows together that would fill that sort of space. - 'Doc [/QUOTE]

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