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The Loop Antenna
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
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- A Small Loop Antenna for 160 Meters (624,185 bytes, PDF file)
QST June 1993, pp. 32-34
Effective, low-profile 160-meter antennas present a formidable challenge. Here’s one made form 1 inch copper tubing.
- Honey, I Shrunk the Antenna (1,405,133 bytes, PDF file)
QST July 1993, pp. 34-35, 39
Three and a half to four foot loop antennas for several of the HF bands from 160- to 10-meters.
- You Can Build: A Compact Loop Antenna for 30 through 12 Meters (1,135,815 bytes, PDF file) QST May 1994, pp. 33-36
A low-profile, compact antenna made from copper tubing and using a small D.C. motor to remotely tune the capacitor.
- A Gain Antenna for 28 MHz (387,063 bytes, PDF file)
QST July 1994, p. 70
A simple rectangular wire loop antenna for 10-meters fed directly with coax.
- A Home-Brew LOOP Tuning Capacitor (1,370,421 bytes, PDF file)
QST November 1994, pp. 30-32
Another loop for 20- through 10-meters using a novel "trombone slide" arrangement as a tuning capacitor.
- An In-Room, 80-Meter Transmitting Multiturn Loop Antenna (50,347 bytes, PDF file)
QST February 1996, pp. 43-45. Feedback QST May 1996, p. 48.
A little wood, some wire and a handful of components can make a directional antenna for indoor use where outdoor antennas are not permitted.
- 40 Meters with a Phased Delta Loop (194,403 bytes, PDF file)
QST May 1984, pp. 20-21
A bidirectional,40 meter 2-element Delta Loop array made from wire and coax provides a better way to snare some DX at modest cost.
- The Loop Skywire (801,637 bytes, PDF file)
QST November 1985, pp. 20-22
An inexpensive, easy to build full wave wire loop for 80- or 40-meters.
- A "One-Masted Sloop" for 40, 20, 15 and 10 Meters (475,487 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 2002, pp. 44-46
A sloping loop that takes up less space and still performs.
- A Balanced, Everyday Approach to All-Band Bliss (238,675 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 2002, pp. 47-50
A noise free loop antenna system
- A Horizontal Loop for 80-Meter DX (706,262 bytes, PDF file)
QST August
2002, pp. 30-35
Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1950, identifying keywords have been added to the database. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
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CONSTRUCTION HF LOOP ANTENNA
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