Monday, October 21, 2019

Hourglass Loop Antenna for 144 MHz SSB and WSPR

Described nearly a year ago in QST I finally got around to building one. With some great results.

Ideal if you want a horizontally polarised antenna in a tight space with a little gain.


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2 comments:

  1. NemoOctober 21, 2019 at 1:42 PM

    Very interesting video. I don't have an antenna for 2m so I may just give this ago.
    Thanks for letting us know about this antenna.
    De HS0ZLQ/G0MIH

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  2. John, EI7GLOctober 21, 2019 at 2:06 PM

    5dBd sounds a bit optimistic for this type of antenna. The horizontal portion is only 37cms as opposed to 100cms or so for a full half wave.

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