Banggood £13 YouLoop Antenna. CHEAPEST SW loop. But does it perform ?

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  • Banggood YouLoop passive shortwave loop antenna TESTED REVIEW. At £12.80 this is the CHEAPEST loop antenna on the internet. However is it any good. Full test and review.
    Buy Here. ban.ggood.vip/14xQo
    Small LNA in line amp here. ban.ggood.vip/14ITk
    Specifications:
    Type: Communication Antenna
    Max Power: 250mW
    Connector: SMA, BNC, 3.5MM Audio
    HF Response: 10KHz to 30MHz
    VHF Response: up to 300MHz
    Maximum Power: 250mW
    Passive Design, No Tuning required
    Low-Loss Wide-Band BALUN with 0.28 dB loss type
    Package Include:
    1× Connection Cable
    2× Amplifier
    2× RG402 Cable
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  • @Ratchet_effect
    @Ratchet_effect 3 місяці тому +4

    Glad you shared the Banggood link Fred! ebay and amazon want over £40 for the same antenna. CB/HAM Antennas don't have to be expensive to work well as you've shown 👍

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +1

      Hi. Yes agree its not worth £40 but at £15 is a bit of a bargain

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp 3 місяці тому +2

    Frid in the shed your utube videos are awesome my friend

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp 3 місяці тому +1

    Frid in the shed your shortwave you loop antenna is awesome my friend

  • @marcosmza1962
    @marcosmza1962 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for your tests. I'm waiting for one I recently bought 😊. 73

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp 3 місяці тому +1

    Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radio and antenna for cb radios my friend

  • @notreallydaedalus
    @notreallydaedalus 3 місяці тому +1

    Excellent video as alway, thanks Fred!

  • @mrdonkersley
    @mrdonkersley 3 місяці тому +2

    You can make this out of coax cable, crossed over at the top (outer to inner) with a binocular toroid opposite, for cheaper than Banggood. I have mine inside a hula hoop with a round electrical junction box in the centre. It works much, much better shoved out the window. I'd recommend that you use it with an SDR like the Airspy HF+ Discovery which has a higher dynamic range than RTL-SDRs.

  • @dojohns
    @dojohns 3 місяці тому +1

    great video thanks,😀

  • @FrancoDX
    @FrancoDX 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice video Fred 👍🏼
    Had one of these for about 3 years and got some good results with it indoors. It’s directional which is good for MWDX as you can null out other stations on the same frequency.
    It picks up surprisingly decent on Airband as well, a bit of an all-rounder that’s well worth buying if you are on a tight budget.
    73 Franco

  • @MarcosRodriguez-ed4nf
    @MarcosRodriguez-ed4nf Місяць тому +1

    I´m very happy with this antenna and works quiet well with XHDATA D808 🙂(without pre amp!)

  • @Tom-zq7lu
    @Tom-zq7lu 3 місяці тому +1

    Good moning my friend fantastic and beautiful, radio 📻 👍

  • @alessandroconcas
    @alessandroconcas Місяць тому +1

    it's Fred, but most write frid so now for me it's "FRIEND in the shed" that share experience... so let me say i've buy this antenna, it's far better then a telescopic whip for noise reduction(when find best windows) and GOOD solution for my 2 wspr (zachtek and sotabeam) .

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  Місяць тому

      Hi. I used the Youloop on a recent out door test and it really reduced local QRM noise.

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp 3 місяці тому +2

    Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license and mybe my ham license some time

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      Good stuff. Hope you had a nice weekend Greg.

  • @guidelineuk4876
    @guidelineuk4876 3 місяці тому +1

    Going to try out the MLA 30+ £20 :-)

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 3 місяці тому +1

    I recently purchased and received the
    LZ1AQ magnetic loop antenna, for
    about $US 34.95 plus about $US 5.00
    for shipping. However, I ordered it
    from Banggood on January 8 2024,
    and it took almost 2 months to reach
    me here. I find some of the same
    items at Amazon, which is quicker
    to ship here, but the price maybe more. 😊

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +1

      Normally takes about 3 weeks to the UK. Guess you guys are a bit further away. Mind you i can hear you very loud on 11 meters.

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CB-RADIO-UK Yes 11 meters, CB skip
      is very strong here 😀

  • @chrislane8168
    @chrislane8168 3 місяці тому +1

    Morning Fred. I'm sure your jingle is very similar as Eric's from Farpoint Farms videos. Lol. Hope all is well.

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +1

      Morning. Could be. I just took mine form the UA-cam Library.

  • @N3WERHamRadioElmer
    @N3WERHamRadioElmer 3 місяці тому +1

    Fred on another note HT IJV 3.0 was released

  • @ifell3
    @ifell3 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome, buying one right now, what else can I chuck in my shopping cart 😊

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +3

      I would get a cheap LNA which will work well with this loop.

    • @ifell3
      @ifell3 3 місяці тому

      @@CB-RADIO-UK looking on banggood there are unpowered and powered. Do you have a link to one you would purchase please. RTL SDR v4

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +2

      Hi. I would buy this one usa.banggood.com/High-Impedance-Amplifier-for-SDR-Walkie-Talkie-Small-Loop-Antenna-HackRF-One-Donut-Antenna-p-1997436.html?rmmds=detail-left-hotproducts&cur_warehouse=CN&ID=6287830&trace_id=617b1710091002689

    • @ifell3
      @ifell3 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CB-RADIO-UK Awesome, thank you so much for your reply!

  • @Desert-edDave
    @Desert-edDave 3 місяці тому +1

    The MLA-30+ Is by far the best investment for your money at ~$30 for 0-30MHZ receiving, whether in rural areas or indoor receiving in an apartment in a city.

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      Yes that does look like a good deal for an active antenna.

  • @cbrmac
    @cbrmac 3 місяці тому +1

    Good review as always fred but what on earth do you do with all this stuff ? My xyl is always saying.." why do you need ANOTHER" radio " ... don't you find you simply end up with to much stuff ? ..i have a few hand held radios and how many do i actually use .... maybe one !! 😂.
    Best wishes Mac

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому +2

      You sound like Mrs Fred LOL. I just like testing and trying new ideas. I get a real kick out of it esp if they are cheap products.

    • @cbrmac
      @cbrmac 3 місяці тому +1

      You are doing a great job and providing honest help for many.. keep up the good work..👍

    • @guidelineuk4876
      @guidelineuk4876 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CB-RADIO-UK here here especially when it's cheaper than a box of fags😎

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      Or 2 gallon of unleaded :-(

    • @guidelineuk4876
      @guidelineuk4876 3 місяці тому +1

      Great review can't find it cheaper nowhere else

  • @petergore1972
    @petergore1972 2 місяці тому +1

    Peter Gore Seer,
    Remember It Lift Not The Antenna,No Lift No Signal.

  • @cbrmac
    @cbrmac 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi Fred...bit of an old post reply..the noise you tried to find the cure for some time ago I am pretty certain it's a russian jammer intermittently being transmitted on certain CB frequency...just disconnect your antenna and see if goes ... sometime it on 555 other time it's 305 ...
    Regards Mac

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      You know there have been some very strange SW signals coming out of Russia. My noise i think was coming from a small scale weed farm.

    • @cbrmac
      @cbrmac 3 місяці тому

      @@CB-RADIO-UK I picked up exactly the same noise as yours but not always on same frequency never on the ham bands ... interesting if from weed production..why change the frequency ? And also same noise in my location in Pembrokeshire... interesting one especially as Russia has been using jammers? ..so did you actually track it down to a location for sure ,? Maybe I missed a post and am playing catch up ...that be nothing new.lol
      Best ... Mac

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      No i did not track it down to the exact house but we had a strong smoking weed smell from a certain house near us. When that did eventually stop (ages) so did the PLT noise. Never came back.

    • @cbrmac
      @cbrmac 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CB-RADIO-UK lol ..I assume the owners were a pretty happy lot them ..good it stopped it sure was crazy .. sodium lights then ... maybe they gone portable and located near me 🤣🤣

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz 3 місяці тому +2

    Banginggood value for money.😅

  • @philsimprezawrx
    @philsimprezawrx 3 місяці тому +1

    👍👍👍👍👍👍🫶👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @RadioMcRadioface
    @RadioMcRadioface 3 місяці тому +1

    Consider supporting a real YouLoop with a purchase and not a knockoff

    • @CB-RADIO-UK
      @CB-RADIO-UK  3 місяці тому

      But why. Would it really perform better. Where do you thing the real YouLoop is made ?

    • @mihaescuemil463
      @mihaescuemil463 2 місяці тому

      The original magloop has a variable tunnig capacitor that tune the loop for desire working frequency.