Sunday 5 October 2014. With the promise of a sunny day in Canberra, I dragged out the Magnetic Loop for a spot of SOTA chasing from the deck. In keeping with the spirit of SOTA, I opted for battery power combined with a small solar panel to keep the batteries charged between QSOs. Chaser gear:…
The Australia Day public holiday long weekend was an ideal time to spend an hour or two updating the HF Magnetic Loop antenna between many domestic duties. I have changed the small inner loop from wire to copper pipe and purchased a 12 volt 2 rpm DC motor to drive the tuning capacitor. I didn’t…
Chasing SOTA with a HF Magnetic Loop antenna 3 November 2013 Loads of SOTA activity this morning on 40m 7.085, 7.090 and 7.095 MHz. In preparation for today’s activations I moved the magnetic loop to the front garden and set up the FT857D on the out-door table. Stations worked on the loop before and after…
Magnetic Loop Antenna for SOTA chasing 12 October 2013 During the week I made a home-brew HF Magnetic Loop antenna for chasing SOTA activators. Today I get to try it out! The main loop is 3/8 inch copper pipe 1 metre in diameter and mounted 1.5 metres above the ground. The inner loop (temporary) is…
