[Elecraft] Urban stealth HF: Inside-the-backpack loop antenna?

[turnbull]

Why not a collapsible Alexloop mag loop which fits in your back pack and will be nore efficient.    73 Doug EI2CN


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-------- Original message --------From: Grant Youngman <ghyoungman at gmail.com> Date: 22/01/2019  22:09  (GMT+00:00) To: K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Urban stealth HF: Inside-the-backpack loop antenna? 
Yes, it does not have to be round.  The actual measurement of interest is Circumference of whatever shape it is (e.g, the total length of the radiator).  A 12” loop or square, or whatever,  is still going to have a very low efficiency at this size point.  But closer to rounder is better … 

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091 KX3 #8342

> On Jan 22, 2019, at 4:51 PM, K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
> 
> On 1/22/2019 15:46, Grant Youngman wrote:
>> The problem is loop diameter.
> 
> It doesn't have to be round.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott K9MA
> 
> 
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