[Elecraft] Mag Loop from MFJ

[turnbull]

Dear OMs,      I have had much success using the Brazilian Alexloop.   It is convenient, unobtrusive, easily packed and does a far better job than I would dream.   I use it travelling with KX2 or KX3.   ITt has been used indoors in a WPX contest for 233 Qs, from inside my sister's Connecticut house.   A third of the Qs were with EU.     Yes an end fed half wave will do better.    I can not always deploy such an antenna.    For me the AlexLoop is easy to use and does the impossible while on my travels.   A QRP antenna for sure.73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Morgan Bailey <mbaileycrna at gmail.com> Date: 18/01/2021  23:42  (GMT+00:00) To: n1al at sonic.net, Elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Mag Loop from MFJ They are unreliable pieces of junk. The housing does not protect thecapacitors that are in house made and bugs can crawl into the housing andshort them out. Secondly, the plastic housing in Kansas will be destroyedby the sun. The best thing about the loop is the loop itself. It is builtwell. The caps are cheap. Tuning the bastard is not consistent, not fast,and highly touchy. The only loop worth purchasing is the Ciro Mazzoni loopfrom Italy sold by DX engineering. It will take abuse and has an excellenttuning feature that will follow your radio. Each time you change freq withthe MFJ it is a task to get it to tune again. A friend of mine bought oneand it was soon offered to me for $100. Then he became so frustrated withit that he wanted me to take it for free if I would dig the post out of theground he mounted it on. I Passed knowing that any dipole would blow itaway. Even an end fed random wire will beat it in performance if put upright. In the end there are many cheaper options that work far better thanthe MFJ mag loop.73,Morgan NJ8MBS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEEReal Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard onfire with a breadboard tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000watts. LOL______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to turnbull at net1.ie