Antenna Performance - Delta Loop vs Vee Antenna

We ran 5 watts on Field Day with two HF antennas. A delta loop about 180
feet/leg, fed at high point, facing West, angled about 45 degrees to horiz.,
over dry/ledge earth, with bottom leg about 10 feet above ground:
Performance was better than a much higher dipole, but nowhere near as good
as a terminated vee described below.

Vee antenna, #24 enameled wire, 270 feet/leg, about 120 degrees included
angle, terminated at far end to ground rod with 500 ohm resistor; feedpoint
by extending wire down from support line, fed with Johnson matchbox.  Faced
west, looking at the delta loop.  Excellent performer 80 through 15 meters;
if we could hear 'em, we could work 'em on the first or second try.  Whole
antenna averaged 15 feet above ground.

The vee antenna outperformed anything else we've run on HF, and has done so
for several years.

Bandwidth was excellent, too - did not require tuning except when changing
bands.

73, Mac, w1fym @ w1edh.ct