[Elecraft] OT mfj 1786 loop antenna

[Bill - K6IH]

Howdy,

I have an MFJ-1788 Loop (40M - 15M Version of the MFJ-1786 Loop) that I 
use from the high rise apartment where we live in San Antonio, Texas. I 
have a South facing second story apartment balcony where my antennas are 
mounted. I use the MFJ loop on both my Elecraft KX3 and my Yaesu 
FT-817ND, and I have worked over 30 countries in less than 3 weeks 
running qrp powers of 1 watt to 2.5 watts after initially installing the 
loop on our apartment balcony. Two nights ago, I worked Amateur Radio 
Station IT9PKO in Italy (6135 miles from my QTH at San Antonio, Texas)  
using my Elecraft KX3 running 1 Watt output power using BPSK-31 mode on 
20 Meters. I love the antenna, and it works flawlessly. I have mine 
horizontally mounted since the antenna is mounted more than 20 feet 
height above ground level. While I am sure the AlexLoop works well, I 
really like the MFJ Loop because of its Remote Control Tuning System, 
the power and swr meter on the remote control unit, and the capability 
to tune the antenna from within our residence. If you want to use your 
ham station in an apartment or on an apartment balcony with limited 
antenna options available to you, and want a remote control tuning 
capability,  I don't think either model of the MFJ 3' loops can be beat. 
If you would like to see pictures of how I have my antenna mounted, you 
can view my setup on my web site http://www.roti.net/index.html . If you 
have any specific questions that might not be of interest to the mailing 
list, you are most welcome to contact me off list.

73,

--Bill - K6IH-
k6ih at arrl.net