[NLRS] Fwd: QST article

[Chris Cox, N0UK]

Just in case anyone is interested; someone reached out to me today inquiring about my experience with a physically small HF antenna in a very limited urban setting.

Here are my comments.

Chris Cox, N0UK
chrisc at chris.org
https://www.credly.com/go/IR77aRbH2rFDdOiymuxu2w



> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: "Chris Cox, N0UK" <chrisc at chris.org>
> Subject: Re: QST article
> Date: December 16, 2022 at 19:52:59 CST
> To: Mike Singer <msingerca at gmail.com>
> 
> Hi, Mike.
> 
> I invested the MFJ 10-30m magnetic loop when we moved into an apartment in 2014.
> 
> Frankly, I am still rather astounded at just how well it plays given its physically small size.
> 
> For sure, it’s not a 3 element tribander but it does surprisingly well, especially on the higher bands.
> 
> I also have a 43 foot end-fed wire antenna that I use which is supported on a 20 foot fishing rod.  The loop usually performs better than the wire in head to head comparison - certainly when it comes to signal to noise ratio, but usually also on pure signal strength.
> 
> I do use the wire for 40 and even occasionally 80/160.
> 
> On the loop, I have worked the following on 30-10 metres.
> 
> Band	DXCCs
> 30m		70
> 20m		150
> 17m		106
> 15m		128
> 12m		87
> 10m		114
> 
> Mostly CW, but some digital and SSB too, FT8 especially in the past couple of years.
> 
> I decided to accept the challenge of very limited HF antenna capacity when we moved from a house to an apartment and never expected to be able to do what I have been able to do.
> 
> So, if you’re forced into using a compromise HF antenna system, I would absolutely recommend magnetic loops- they do work unbelievably well - just don’t expect them to compare to a TH6DXX!
> 
> Chris Cox, N0UK
> chrisc at chris.org
> https://www.credly.com/go/IR77aRbH2rFDdOiymuxu2w
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 16, 2022, at 19:29, Mike Singer <msingerca at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 
>> Hi Chris, I see you in the QST article. I am currently reviewing the loop antennas due to a postage stamp size lot. I see you have one. Any feedback is appreciated.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Mike Singer
>> N6MJS
>> 
>> 760-484-8257
>> 
>> 
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