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AlexLoop Hampack - Should You Buy It?

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In this video I give my honest opinion of the AlexLoop Hampack portable QRP antenna system. I go over both the good and the bad of this and all other magnetic loop antennas. Should you spend your hard earned ham radio dollars on this? Is it worth it? In this video, I give you my thoughts.

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6 авг 2024

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@lenwoods6521 2 года назад

Good introduction to the Alexloop Hampack. I've moved to a new place which has severe HOA restrictions. To operate at home I'm pretty much limited to using a number of my portable antennas I've collected over the years. I the new alexloop a couple of months ago and my 1st contact, on the first try, was from SW FL to Denmark on SSB using IC-705. I'm very pleased with this antenna. Within an hour, I had was able to retune quick enough that search & pounce is still easily done.

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

Thanks Len, good to hear your experience with this antenna. This further provides value to others that may be considering it. 73s

@ronbaker1280 2 года назад

Very good video! Looking forward more videos!

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

Thank you Ron! glad you liked it. More coming soon.

@alzeNL 2 года назад

I have the same setup as yourself with the Alexloop Hampack and IC705 and I concur with your approval - whilst this antenna isnt cheap, its amazingly quick to setup and get on the air. I mostly do PoTA with SSB and Digital Modes (FT4/8 & SSTV) - the alex loop has been fantastic in tuning up and when spotting on the PoTA the contacts come in quick ! In some cases when operating from my campervan I used a bike stand to mount the antenna, this works really well. When I'm out in the field I carry some 'bungee' straps and hook it up to anything I can find, usually the bench/seat I'm on is good enough. This means I need only the one bag and I have everything in it for an activation and working /P. Also a tip for putting the top of the loop on, I do mine when its near at waist height and pushing back gently on the loop allows a snug fit with ease - like others I suffered getting it on a challenge until I got that method down. Thanks again and hope to catch you on the air with the alexloop !

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

Thanks for your additional input. I am also looking to do some POTA/SOTA and I to think this will be a great asset.

@thestonerguy5276 2 года назад

The band markings on the tuning box aren't a big deal. Once your familiar with a mag loop you're familiar with the range. On one end you have 29mhz and at the other, 7mhz, so it's very easy to get in the ballpark of where you want to be. Yes, a mag loop is narrow banded, but you can still see activity on a waterfall that is well above or below the frequency you're tuned to, making it easy to figure out which way to fine tune the loop. I've owned an Alpha Loop, and both of Chameleon's previous loops (P, and F2.0), as well as several I built myself, and I while I'm not knocking the Alexloop, there is nothing about it that justifies the price over other mfg's. Thanks for the video!

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

Thanks for the additional info. The experience of other hams adds to the overall value of the content and make it easier for others to make an informed decision on what to spend their ham dollars on.

@py1fw 2 месяца назад

Good morning, I build a magloop antenna in Brazil and I saw that you can't reach 1:1 in 40m or 10m, you need to make an elongated piece of insulating material to place on the capacitor to tune it because your hand is close to the capacitor and makes tuning difficult, try do a test, I have a channel called PY1FW and see I have a lot of tests with magloop, big hug from PY1FW Léo

@houseofhamradio 2 месяца назад

Thanks Leo, I will give that a try. 73 Bob

@pierrehodgins2938 Год назад

Hi bob VERY good Loop

@houseofhamradio Год назад

Thanks, It is a nice antenna

@nr3rful 2 года назад

I love loops, i use the MFJ Super Q loop 100 watts. Not as portable but better for me.

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

it is all about what works for you. All the rest is just hype.

@surgingcircuits6955 8 месяцев назад

Thx for the video! I just ordered a HamPack from DXE. One Question: Is higher better? Or, are loops different?

@houseofhamradio 8 месяцев назад

Height above the ground is not essential so long as you are at least a loop diameter off the ground. It will not significantly impact your radiation pattern as with a dipole as loops radiate the about the same from the horizon up. That is both good and bad. Good as you can get both DX and NVIS. Bad because you are wasting some of your RF going straight up.

@surgingcircuits6955 8 месяцев назад

@@houseofhamradio , thx for the reply. Alex also indicates that when used horizontally, you end up with an omni pattern. Very interesting. Cheers.

@joergklamke 4 месяца назад

Hi, which bands is this Magnetic Loop for? And how long is the coaxial cable that is connected to the variable capacitor? Thanks for reading and replying. 73 Jörg

@houseofhamradio 4 месяца назад

The antenna covers 10 - 40 Meters. The coax is 8.5 feet long.

@joergklamke 4 месяца назад

@@houseofhamradio Thank you very much for the information. 73 Jörg

@bradl2636 Год назад

Interesting. Would this be suitable as a shortwave radio Rx antenna?

@houseofhamradio Год назад

it could be use for SWL but a large loop of wire would work better and cost a whole bunch less. If you need something in a very small space that is tunable, then this would fit the bill.

@surgingcircuits6955 8 месяцев назад

Also, have you tried it indoors? I keep seeing comments about how well it works indoors ... a real benefit for those of us stuck in an HOA. Thx.

@houseofhamradio 8 месяцев назад

I have not personally used it indoors but I know that others have had success with it. I think you need to understand that it is a compromise but you can get on the air and make contacts.

@surgingcircuits6955 8 месяцев назад

@@houseofhamradio, thx.

@Chiavaccio Год назад

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@houseofhamradio Год назад

thanks

@Chiavaccio Год назад

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@michaelesposito239 Год назад

I'm going to make a flat earth antenna. Assuming the world is flat I don't know I never been to space to see for myself. I think we probably look like the moon in shape but make a T antenna and maybe attach a loop on top just in case like a hybrid

@houseofhamradio Год назад

Interesting.

@CaptJimDavis 9 месяцев назад

Sure AlexLoop is expensive at $600 + Tax but if we consider this type of antenna eliminates the need of a tuner like AH705 with a $380+Tax price tag, then you can think it as a good value at $600... If you get a EFHW 4010 + AH705 then you'll be spending the same amount of money and you'll not be as compact as AlexLoop... So, in my book it's not a bad deal after all..

@houseofhamradio 9 месяцев назад

That is certainly one way to look at it. Thanks for your comment.

@geoffbrown.rfcomms1107 2 года назад

Another Sputube advert gathering $ with very little knowledge of using the IC-705 antenna analyser function the unit has to really show the matching VSWR!

@houseofhamradio 2 года назад

Thanks for your comment Geoff, first off, no advertisement as I am in no way affiliated and don't currently monetize. Your point about using the 705 SWR graph is good. I wish I would have thought to use that to demonstrate the narrow bandwidth of the antenna. I used the 705 to demonstrate the loop tuning as it was easy to mount to my tripod and the nice screen shows the SWR meter and waterfall to see the tuning of the loop both on receive and transmit.