Greetings, I recently bought the 26 inch Torus MW loop.  It sure makes a
difference with reception with my DX-398/Sangean 909 DX-392/Sangean 818cs
and Grundig Satellit 800!  The following is a review of this fine antenna as
written by: Russ K3PI.

Edek 26" Inductively Coupled MW Loop

I spent my first couple of years in MW DX'ing acquiring an arsenal
of capable MW receivers.  The next couple of years were spent on
experimenting with various antennas – longwires, phasers and loops.

The first inductively coupled loop I tried was the well known
Select-A-Tenna followed by the Radio Shack AM Loop.  These "magic"
devices
brought many of my mediocre MW receivers onto the playing field.
As I corresponded with SWL's and MW DX'ers, I was directed to a
loop builder in Maryland named Ed Wawzinski (K3FDY) who operates
Edek Electronics.

Ed hand assembles and sells inductively coupled loops for MW and
direct-connection loops for SW.  The MW line includes the 16"
Torus-Tuner and the 26" "big brother" version.  Ultimately, I
purchased the 26" version after Ed convinced me that the
performance difference vs. the Select-A-Tenna was significant.  He
was being modest.  The 26" loop blows the doors off both the
Select-A-Tenna and the RS Loop.
There is significant gain over the smaller loops and I find that
it's ability to null and reject noise to be much better.  It's the
best inductively coupled loop I've used yet for MW.  Like other
inductively coupled loops, it just needs to be placed close to a
receiver with an internal loopstick antenna.  Because the overall
gain of the Edek is greater than the smaller loops, I find that the
distance it is placed near the radio is not nearly as critical.
It very much resembles a black hula hoop (remember those?).  The
antenna comes with a nice wooden base for the loop to sit in.  The
MW band is covered in two segments by way of a switch built into
the loop.  The low position covers approximately 530-1150 khz and
the high position covers 1120-1710 khz, so the overlap is about 30
khz.
(Since my loop was built, Ed reports that he extended the overlap
to about 60 khz). The capacitor knob is located opposite the switch
and is used to precisely tune the desired frequency.

Any negatives?  Well, it is big!  If you're not careful, it can be
tipped over.  I hang mine on a peg on the shack wall for storage.

I have also had excellent success direct coupling the loop by using
the RS Loop as a pick up loop or by using other pick up schemes.

To date, Ed has sold most of his loops at hamfests or by word-of-
mouth – so many in the hobby are unaware of this fine MW antenna.

The current cost (2002) of the 26" Loop is $69.95.    If you are
interested in a high performance inductively coupled MW loop, visit
the Edek website at www.torustuner.com    You will find that Ed
will be happy to tell you more about his loops via e-mail    (P.S.
– Ed's direct connect Shortwave Loops work great also).

Best DX, Russ k3pi