Prefer the W4OP loop due to ruggedness and remote tune feature. Yes, its heavier but how many of us actually hike to the top of a big mountain?
What would be great, however, would be a mag loop that the KX2 or KX3 could remotely tuned from the rig. I’d pay for that ... Joe W1GO > On Jan 23, 2019, at 18:28, eric norris via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone interested in magloops should visit www.alexloop.com by Alex, PY1AHD. > He has really pioneered the popularity of small, portable loops and has > built many experimental loops. There is a video of him setting up an > AlexLoop in 90 seconds (not rushed) at www.alexloop.com > A magloop inside a backpack next to the human body probably won't work > because the loop is detuned by the human, and that tuning varies with the > distance. If you are walking, tuning would be difficult because the pack > will jiggle, varying the distance--unless you could glide motionless over the > ground (or water). I suspect Wayne could do this, but probably not in > public. Even when you use a magloop on a tripod, you have to tune it using > an offset so it is in the right place when you step away. This quickly > becomes intuitive once you know how much, and which way, to turn the tuning > capacitor. > However, a loop mounted above the backpack, say on a folding stick, works and > has been done. See www.alexloop.com > A small loop does work--I have made contacts on a 3ft diameter AlexLoop on > 40m SSB with 5w. On 20m, it could be smaller and still work, though > obviously with less efficiency. > The advantage of magloops is their small size, quick setup, and needing > neither a counterpoise nor more height above ground than one loop diameter. > If you go to a public park and want to talk to a ranger, setting up a magloop > will materialize one as if by magic. Magloops are terrific chick magnets, > kid magnets, and will get you in heated arguments with people who have never > used one. > I have no commercial relationship with Alex, PY1AHD, but I count him as a > mentor and friend. Really, look at the portable magloops on his website. > www.alexloop.com > 73 Eric WD6DBM > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
