Absolutely a 1st class project and paper -- This is how it's done! I really enjoyed reading and studying it Thanks for pointing out this paper, David. And, thanks for sharing your ideas and projects, Joe and George! 72/73 & DX, Craig W. Behrens -- NM4T
> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:25 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable Antennas (mag loop) > > It will be quiet on receive and quiet on transmit, however much power > you put into it, until it melts, that is. I'd love to know where he > gets his efficiency figures - perhaps you can ask him. Putting steel > washers at each aluminium joint turned me off completely along with the > dinky receiving capacitor. > > I'm quite taken by the Midnight Loop from N2APB and N2CX, mainly because > I built something similar 20 years ago, only a lot bigger! See > > http://www.midnightdesignsolutions.com/MidnightLoop/Midnight%20Loop%20%28Mar%2011a%29.pdf > > David > G3UNA > > > On 10/05/2012 07:55, Stephen Prior wrote: > > Hi Fred > > > > I have been very tempted by the Alex-loop, but in the meantime have just > > bought one of G4TPH's loops which I shall put through its paces when the > > weather improves! I should imagine that the insensitivity to electric > > fields in the near field would be an advantage in electrically noisy > > environments. Even a campsite can be very noisy with the inverters from RVs > > and the like spewing out rf everywhere. > > > > I'm spoilt for choice of antennas to play with once the KX3 arrives! > > > > 73 Stephen G4SJP > > > > On Wednesday, 9 May 2012, Fred Jensen wrote: > > > >> I haven't been following this thread closely but has anyone mentioned a > >> small magnetic loop like the Alex-Loop? I've got a good SOTA friend who > >> uses one and loves it. > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Fred K6DGW > >> - Northern California Contest Club > >> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 > >> - www.cqp.org > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
