Homemade Magnetic Loop Antenna In Detail 

Great! I have a shielded loop antenna, but it does not have the tuning loop. It consists only of a 50ohm rg58 cable inside a hula hoop and a box where it is connected to a variable capacitor. It is small, and covers 60m to 13m. it is a very quiet antenna, the signals aren't that strong, but low QRM and a radio with good RF amp and AGC will do the job. Lately, I bought a ferrite bar loopstick antenna with an inductance signal booster. I connect my radio to this booster and bring the two antennas together. They complement each other and the result is much better than using each of them single handedly. Of course, you have to be patient enough to tune both antennas as you roam the bands.

Nice video and nice work. I have had excellent experiences with my homebrew magnetic loop antenna. I use it for transmitting too. Thanks for the video.

Wonderful work ! I love it.

Nice work, looks great!

I own a Tecsun PL660 as well, great receiver.

Thanks for this video. What is the approximate diameter of the coax loop? Thank you in advance.

Nice build !

Lovely Work

how did you do it? can you tell me?

Do I need ground this antenna?

Great video, thank you for sharing this. Regards, Graham de G4VUX

Good short instructive video. I just remembered a 2-meter loop that I had made years ago. Its sitting on a Shelf. I'm wondering if that could be converted for a short wave listening Loop. 73 John

What is the impact of changing the size of the loop bigger or smaller

Nice work :)

Why is a variable capacitor of 500pf needed? Would a capacitor of greater value produce better results?

Very nice video, congratulations ! no matter if my question seems very very very stupid, (I'm just a listener and close to absolute zero in electronics) but you wrote : "here, the inner connector and the shielding are soldered with each other" I guess i've understood but i'm not absolutely sure "how" you did it ... (told you it was a silly question ... ) perhaps a little schema would help ? anyway thanks again :)

Schönes Video und saubere Arbeit beim Antennbau, Hermann! Die Loop-Antenne gefällt mir. Hätte ich nicht schon die ALA1530, würde ich mir wohl auch eine bauen. Einen hochwertigen Drehkondensator, ein Überbleibsel meiner ersten selbstgebauten (besser: wüst zusammengeschusterten) MW-Rahmenantenne aus den 90ern, habe ich noch herumliegen. Vielleicht packt mich irgendwann die Bastellust... 73, Matthias

Sorry to keep asking you. There is the jumper between section one and two. In the video I see that the jumper must be connected with the left side of the copper pipe. In my case the upper lug in the midle of my capacitor must be connected with the right side of the copper pipe? Right?

I have two section variable capacitor. There are either of two solder lugs on each side in the bottom, and two upper lugs (the one in the midle and the other in the side). Please, write me how can I connect them together and withe copper pipe as well.

Are both sections of the variable capacitor used or just one section? I would like to build one and need to know if a dual section capacitor is required or a single section

Loved it

I'm curious how you shaped the copper tubing without causing nasty kinks, did you use a jig or perhaps fill the pipe with sand? Cheers ;)

HI could anyone tell me where can I buy the same variable capacitor or which called it?

the pick up loop is the shield braid soider to shield of to coax and to coax ay wire connect to the cent wire of the coax fees line and is the center cut at the break of th coupling loop? I like a video How to to do that

Здравствуйте! Если я правилтно вас понял то кабель RG-58 находится внутри обруча? Подойдет ли аллюминевый обруч для такой антенны? Спасибо!

The rapport beetween principal and secondary loop is 1:5 right? In this video I see a secondary loop too big.

I just experianced my first qso using my qrp rig, the qrp bug has bitten me hard. Now I want to make my own qrp rig, from a kit of course, and make a loop antenna like urs. very nice work. What type of gain doe it have.

This antenna is better than Long Wire or Dipole antennas? Thanks...

Beautiful design, elegant concept. Thank you for your inspiration, I feel it is completely possible for me to homebrew my own even though I have no experience. One question: where did you get your variable capacitor?

Very great Magnetic Loop Antenna !!!! Congratulation !!!! Which is the thickness of the copper pipe?

Is this also for SWL or only for MW?

0:43 Why did you made an interruption of 1cm ?

I detail?

Is this type of antenna for shortwave or AM (MW)?

Nice, 73

Sounds like the Tibetan language！

Were are detail!?

UPDATE: OK, the loop is a 2.5m length of copper, formed very nicely. Copper is very strong, and is much easier to fashion and solder / electrically connect to. I am investigating using a suitable 440pf varactor diode to allow "remote" tuning of the loop, rather than the variable capacitor having to be present at the loop itself.

Wer liefert mir eine vollständige Bauanleitung für eine mag-loop für 40 bzw. 20m 'Band ? Chumanjo3@gmail.com. Danke und 73

Please don't fry those wild bees with this MLA 🙆‍♂️

In the age of Internet, this looks insane! I get all the world radio stations on line, including police and fire!

not a great instructional video