Mag Loop - John Portune - W6NBC

Mag loops are very popular, but few are optimized for size, shape, performance, cost, building material or neighbor and HOA appeal. This presentation critically but briefly examines ALL the factors that make up an optimized mag loop, and also presents an example, a low-cost optimized PVC and foil tape loop for the largest majority of hams. portune@aol.com http://www.w6nbc.com 0:00 Intro 0:40 Mag loop basics 2:55 Why optimize? 4:40 How to optimize 7:25 Conductor Diameter 18:55 Construction Material 23:27 Loop Shape 28:48 Max Loop Size 31:02 Optimized Example Loops 41:45 Ending/Q&A