I have had a few loop antenna over the years some homemade they do work well they are better outside getting to the mfj1788x I still have one but I do not use it as I can not get the SWR down under 1.6.1 the way I tune it is I listen for the high peak in sound then ill tx to fine-tune it and on most times I only have to do a few taps on the fine-tune buttons to get my lower SWR this saves my finals from burning out. I did a compare my vertical 27ft with an auto tuner at the bottom with 16 radials vs 1788x loop. with the same amount of rf the loop was keeping up with the vertical maybe just a tad lower on some signals but the winner was the vertical but the loop did more of the radius and closer in stuff as well how far has my loop got I have hit the USA on 25w with my loop and more than 1 time so it was not a fluke by the way my loop was 20ft up and horizontal fixing
Hello OM, How happy are you with this MFJ-1788 antenna? Considering his size is performing well? I´m considering to order one but seeing lot of complain´s about mistakes inside the cover. Best regards, Fabiano CT7ABD.
Thank you for demonstrating how to tune this loop.
I have had a few loop antenna over the years some homemade they do work well they are better outside getting to the mfj1788x I still have one but I do not use it as I can not get the SWR down under 1.6.1 the way I tune it is I listen for the high peak in sound then ill tx to fine-tune it and on most times I only have to do a few taps on the fine-tune buttons to get my lower SWR this saves my finals from burning out. I did a compare my vertical 27ft with an auto tuner at the bottom with 16 radials vs 1788x loop. with the same amount of rf the loop was keeping up with the vertical maybe just a tad lower on some signals but the winner was the vertical but the loop did more of the radius and closer in stuff as well how far has my loop got I have hit the USA on 25w with my loop and more than 1 time so it was not a fluke by the way my loop was 20ft up and horizontal fixing
Hello OM,
How happy are you with this MFJ-1788 antenna?
Considering his size is performing well?
I´m considering to order one but seeing lot of complain´s about mistakes inside the cover.
Best regards,
Fabiano CT7ABD.
Use the sound method first to get close that way your not transmitting that length of time.