Dave : I have an AlexLoop on its way from Brazil via Express Mail. You can also order them from W4RT or GigaParts, both are US dealers for Alex Loop.
I finally decided to order one because I wanted an antenna that is ultra-portable, deploys quickly (5 minutes) and travels easily without taking up too much space in luggage when travelling by air. If you want to see one in action go to YouTube and search on AlexLoop and you will find a number of videos. Generally speaking this antenna works extremely well from 20m to 10m and on 30m and 40m it is a bit of a compromise. Apparently Alex is now working on an add-on that allows for remote tuning of the loop. At the moment it is manual tune only. BTW I also have a MFJ-1786 (30m to 10m) at home and it works very well and has a control box that allows for remote tuning. You might want to look at the MFJ if you intend to put up the loop as a permanent installation as it might be more convenient. The performance of the MFJ is somewhat better than the AlexLoop as it uses a fairly large (> 1 inch) diameter aluminum tube that is welded to the butterfly capacitor. Cheers Michael VE3WMB - ( K1/KX1/K2 ) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
