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PORTABLE ANTENNA COMPATIBLE WITH THE YAESU FT 817.  OVER TIME, THE ANTENNA
HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE ITERATIONS, AND IN MY OPINION, THE HAMPACK MODEL
STANDS OUT AS THE PINNACLE OF ALEXS DESIGNS.  EVERY ANTENNA IS METICULOUSLY
HANDCRAFTED BY ALEX HIMSELF AND UNDERGOES THOROUGH TESTING PRIOR TO BEING
SHIPPED TO CUSTOMERS.  DESCRIPTION THE ALEXLOOP HAMPACK IS A REMARKABLE
MAGNETIC LOOP ANTENNA SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE COMPACT, PORTABLE, AND
LIGHTWEIGHT, SPECIFICALLY CATERING TO AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS ON THE HIGH
FREQUENCY BANDS.  ALEX GRIMBERG HAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NOTEWORTHY
IMPROVEMENTS TO HIS LOOP ANTENNA, SUCH AS ENHANCING TUNING PRECISION,
INTRODUCING A SMOOTH GEARED TUNING MECHANISM SEE FIGURE 6, INCORPORATING
KNOB PROTECTION RAILS AND AN LED BASED STANDING WAVE RATIO SWR INDICATOR,
AND DEVELOPING A FULL SIZED BACKPACK CAPABLE OF NOT JUST STORING THE
ANTENNA ITSELF BUT ALSO FEATURING TWO PADDED POUCHES FOR A RADIO AND
ACCESSORIES.  THE BACKPACK HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE PROTOTYPES, AS ALEX
DILIGENTLY SOUGHT TO DISCOVER THE IDEAL SOLUTION SEE FIGURE 7.  IT INCLUDES
SIDE POCKETS FOR CONVENIENT STORAGE OF A WATER BOTTLE AND SNACKS, MAKING IT
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