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W7KB
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 1, 2011 09:44
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Superb portable magloop antenna
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was recently looking for a portable magnetic loop antenna online and came across G4TPH magloop antennas.I contacted the owner,Tom G4TPH and he quickly emailed me back with all the info.requested about his antennas.I ordered the ML-MK20II loop and exactly one week later,I received a 4"X4.5"X20" box shipped via air parcel from England.In short time I was able to assemble the loop and placed it atop a tripod mounted PVC pipe about 7-8' above ground.Using my antenna analyzer,I was able to tune all bands quite easily from 20-10 meters with a SWR of 1.5-1 or better on all bands.Once tuned to the center of any band of intended use,the SWR will remain the same over the entire length of the band or with only a slight rise in SWR readings.With 10 watts,I made only made a few contacts due to unfavorable band conditions.The next day,I used 35 watts of power and received a 5/7 signal report into Florida and a 5/9 report into Michigan on 20 meters from my Arizona location.The antennas are rated at 35 watts,but for safety sake on early tests I ran them at that power level or less.These loop antennas hear better than any other antenna I have ever used and are ideal for portable operations with no ground or counterpoise required.Along with the ML-20MKII for 20-10 meters,Tom also offers the ML-40MKII for use on 40-15 meters and the ML-6-2 for 6 and 2 meter use.In addition to these fine products,Tom also offers excellent customer support service with his magloop antennas.73 Dennis W7KB.
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