Monday, September 30, 2019

Coaxial cable magnetic loop for 80 & 160m

If you don't have much horizontal space to string up a wire antenna you could consider a vertical. But that requires significant attention to ground radials. If you can't arrange them and still wish to get on air you could try a coaxial cable magnetic loop. That's super-simple but you may need a capacitor box to bring it to resonance and match it to the transceiver. This video describes my recent experience of one. 



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