W2LJ QRP .... Do More With Less

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Mag loop success!

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 07:19 PM PDT
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After Sunday's discouraging outcome, I decided to give the mag loop
another little workout tonight during the 40 Meter QRP Fox hunt. Even
though I'm dog tired after a long day at work, I had enough energy to give
it a shot.

I must say that I'm getting pretty darn good at putting it together. It's
getting to the point now that I can be on the air within 5 minutes. I do
need to get a better tripod, though. My little Buddistick minipod doesn't
offer enough stability.

At any rate, tuning the capacitor was once again a breeze, and I found
Todd N9NE rather quickly. He had a great signal, as always; and he's such
a great op that it wasn't hard to figure his split. I got him on my second
or third call. What's nice about the loop is that I was able to rotate it
for maximum signal strength from Todd. He was his usual strong 559 and I
received the same in return.

Even though I always usually have a pipeline to Todd in Wisconsin, it was
nice to have another success with the loop. I'd still rather use a
conventional antenna whenever possible, but it sure is nice to have another
reliable RF arrow in the quiver.

72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!