The SummerLoop: Portable mag loop for 15 - 6 metres (Part 1 description)

During summer when the bands are hopping you don't need much to work DX.

Shown here is an small magnetic loop antenna ideal for pedestrian mobile.

It does 15 through to 6 metres, giving a great range of frequencies for the summer sporadic-E season.

In this video I talk about the antenna and demonstrate its use on six and ten metres.

Photos and constructional information is provided at the end.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm not in the kit or manufacturing business. This is something you MAKE yourself, and it's so quick, cheap and simple there's no excuse not to give it a go.

Some handy links are below:

http://www.66pacific.com/calculators/small_tx_loop_calc.aspx (I used this to design my loop's dimensions)

http://www.g4fon.net/

http://www.g4ilo.com/wonder-loop.html

http://aa5tb.com/loop.html

http://www.g4tph.com/

http://www.alexloop.com/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• magnetic
• loop
• antenna
• pedestrian
• mobile
• QRP
• HF
• VHF
• portable
• ham
• amateur
• radio
• FT-817
• make
• maker

[oimmuk]

Question? Where do you get those beehive trimmers?

[vk3ye]

@oimmuk Old VHF mobile radios commonly have them. These often go cheap at hamfests.

[RadioHamGuy]

Great looking loop, they sure work well for the size, great for portable ops..

[G4AKC]

Nice loop Peter, great job mate ..

[hs8jyx]

WOW! very small,good

WUT, HS8JYX

[dkaplan2005]

Very nice for a portable loop .. I built a 6M loop out of aluminium tube ... but not very good for portable ops.

73

Dave KJ6GLX