My Low Cost Magnetic Loop Antenna For 10-12 Meters

[WECB640]

Keep up the good work Larry! We need more HAM's building. 73, de N1JFE - Greg

[RadioHamGuy]

@WECB640 Thanks, plenty of projects with no end in site here, lol..

[KenwoodTS480HX]

Nice job Larry! Enjoyed watching your video.....

73 de Brent

[kcscarecrow]

I would like to show your video for training at our next club meeting Larry. I want to build one soon. 73s, Terry WA0DTH

[RadioHamGuy]

@kcscarecrow sounds great, they are a lot of fun to work with and play around with..easy project.

[kcscarecrow]

Good Presentation Larry.

Terry WA0DTH

[RadioHamGuy]

@kcscarecrow thanks!

[wb0zur]

Great video, I liked the Bloopers section at the end!

[RadioHamGuy]

@wb0zur Thanks there Denton..fun to do, lol..

[DW1PJM]

Thank you so much..very clear video..and funny at the end 73

[w7dbz]

Good information. Thanks

[rjy8960]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for the video - well presented and informational.

73 Richard M0SNR

[RadioHamGuy]

@rjy8960 Thank you!

[KB4QAA]

Wonderful video. Production quality is so great that it is a pleasure to watch. The dedicated mic really improves things. You do a great job of explaining the principles. Thanks, bill

[RadioHamGuy]

@KB4QAA Thanks!

[MrSuperheterodyne]

Great video! Very very inspirational. I am definitely going to have a go at making this.

Seems like a good 'poor mans' directional ant, since most of it can be made out of scrap.

Even the airspaced capacitor like you say can be found in most junkboxes, and at worst is just a £5 investment. Thanks for this, very enjoyable!! 73

[RadioHamGuy]

@MrSuperheterodyne Thanks! Yes, very easy to make and works quite well for the size. Very close in performance to a dipole if done correctly.

[IZ3SVI]

Remember about the high voltage who stand on the variable capacitor. Safety is a must :) '73 de iz3svi

[RadioHamGuy]

@IZ3SVI yes, good point!

[A5593GM4DHJ]

another DJ .......

[johnkc8jzo]

I was going to make a more detailed video about the loops I made. However, you beat me to it . . . and did a much better job! I love the meter addition, and I know what part I'm going to look for next ;~) For those thinking about making a loop, just go for it. Very simple project, and the most difficult part to find is the variable capacitor (easily available from a parts radio or eBay). 73, KC8JZO

[RadioHamGuy]

@johnkc8jzo Thanks for the comments, yes, the loops are actually very easy to build and fun to play around with and it is interesting to see how the loop really does tune and work. Would probably be a good project for a ham club or something as a learning project...

[milradio1]

This video is by far THE best loop video I have ever seen on here.

I feel as though I should build one myself!

73,

Ian G1DRP

[RadioHamGuy]

@milradio1 Thanks!

[patchcords]

I love playing around with antennas too,

Maybe adding a servo motor to the plastic shaft you could remotely tune it from outside or perhaps an attic. you could add a rotor too :-) It sure is cheaper to build your own.

73, VE3RKP

[RadioHamGuy]

@patchcords yes, I know some people do add a servo motor to tune remotely. Great idea for mounting remotely from the shack.

[fordbroncodave]

i think i want one of these! i wonder how well it would work in a large scale like 10 feet across on a platform and rotor. does changing the diameter of the larger ring pipe help with being more broad banded?

[RadioHamGuy]

@fordbroncodave I think it helps some with bandwidth to use larger diameter pipe but not a great deal, they are still very narrow, this one will work about 20 khz bandwidth or so without re-tuning.

[combatwombat71]

@RadioHamGuy Some low band loops, 80m etc. with a high Q are not wide enough bandwidth to even accommocate an SSB signal! I built a loop with a vacuum capacitor that will do from 30m to 10m, it's about 1.4m dia. 73 VK2GOM

[centu2000pr]

nice for apartments or just to do radio mobil. funny bloopers............ bla bla bla ja ja ja. good work.

[RadioHamGuy]

@centu2000pr Thanks, fun to do..