Woo hoo, Gary. You've topped all of the qrp posts I've submitted to this
list with just one post! I've got to try that, when I get a loop.

The other loop manufacturer I'm checking into is Alpha Delta. I don't know
much about them yet, but they are an American company and their loop sells
for about a third of Alex's, loop, without a tripod included.



Ron Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gary Lee
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 12:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Alex Loop

For Eric:

wicj mfj box are you speaking of?

for the rest of the list,
I have an alexloop and for portable work it is nice.  very efficient, = but
like all magnetic loops, very narrow band.  It must be retuned about = every
5 kc.  To tune, turn off AGC and tune for max noise.  That will = get you
close enough.
For more general info, go to the alexloop web site.  He has many = articles
on magnetic loop construction.

I have checked into the blind hams 20 meter net using the alex loop from =
inside my living room running ten watts with my elecraft kx3.

Gary Lee
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On Apr 27, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Eric Clegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> There are two Alex loops available.
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> One for $129 that is made of copper tubing and the ends of the tubing 
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have
> to be soldered onto the loops tuing box.
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> The other one is priced at over $300 with shipping from Brazil.
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> It is made of coax and comes with a travel bag.
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> I currently own both of them and yes they can be tuned by ear.
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> I also plan to try and use the MFJ tuing box to put between the rig =
and the
> loop to see how easy it is to find a null.
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> This box is made to use to tune a manual antenna tuner.
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> There are two other loops available.
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> One from a place called the Radio S
> tore in Missouri. It also sells for $300 and comes with a bag and =
tripod.
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> The other loop which is very portalbe comes from Martin Lynch and Sons 
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in
> England.
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> It is priced at around $38.
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> It can be hooked directly to the back of a Yaesu FT817ND or some other 
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qrp
> rig.
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> The loop from missouri has gotten great reviews on eham.
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> Hoe this helps,
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> Eric Clegg
> KU3I