Like jjz, this I love my loops but this time decided to try on that is totally on the ground. RX ONLY.
I don't have room for beverages, and have been down the so-called "snake" on ground antenna before, with unpredictable results. This loop is predictable.
Basically it is a 15-foot square wire loop staked to the ground (that's handy!), fed into a step down transformer, along with a transmisson like choke. I'm having a blast, although sometimes the current low part of the sunspot cycle is drag.
KK5JY goes into much better detail than I can here:
The Loop on Ground Antenna - the "LoG"
I'm using off the shelf stuff, like a common 4:1 balun, and a simple coaxial toroidal choke because that's what I had. You may want to do better than I.
I was skeptical of on ground antennas after my poor experience with the snake. This loop is vastly different and I'm really pleased with it. Now if only the sun would cooperate!
I don't have room for beverages, and have been down the so-called "snake" on ground antenna before, with unpredictable results. This loop is predictable.
Basically it is a 15-foot square wire loop staked to the ground (that's handy!), fed into a step down transformer, along with a transmisson like choke. I'm having a blast, although sometimes the current low part of the sunspot cycle is drag.
KK5JY goes into much better detail than I can here:
The Loop on Ground Antenna - the "LoG"
I'm using off the shelf stuff, like a common 4:1 balun, and a simple coaxial toroidal choke because that's what I had. You may want to do better than I.
I was skeptical of on ground antennas after my poor experience with the snake. This loop is vastly different and I'm really pleased with it. Now if only the sun would cooperate!