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2022 LoG (Loop on Ground antenna) for SDR radio tested on Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR KK5JY HAM radio

Frugal Radio 7,068 3 years ago
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This New Year, I decided to try a LoG in the back yard. The ground was covered in snow, and it was cold out, but I've wanted to try the KK5JY Loop on Ground antenna for a while now. I already had some supplies at hand, and it only took about 30 minutes to construct. I used a NooElec Balun 9:1 barebones (https://amzn.to/3dkjoUQ) as my transformer, although I would have preferred an enclosed version (https://amzn.to/35X1hjS). My Software Defined Radio was the Airspy HF+ Discovery, and I also used the newly released SDR# v1834 that came out on New Year's Day 2022. I used an RTL-SDR AM Reject filter to cut out the horrific MW interference in my area. You can get these from https://amzn.to/3qG0Owu Other items used are listed below : Speaker Wire - https://amzn.to/3eKOq8U 500ft RG6 cable - https://amzn.to/3EPqN9H 100m RG6 (UK) - https://amzn.to/3HkXhdE 25 pack F connectors - https://amzn.to/3mScNpD F female to SMA male adapters - https://amzn.to/32WOBeE Overall it was a fun Amateur Radio antenna project, and the ground loop did in fact work as you can see in this short video!

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