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QRP Club => Welcome to the Club => Topic started by: IZ5CFN on July 13, 2014, 19:08:07 UTC

Title: Hello from IZ5CFN
Post by: IZ5CFN on July 13, 2014, 19:08:07 UTC

Hi, guys.
My name is Alessandro and enjoy qrp with my YAESU FT-817 and ICOM IC-703.
I like QRP contesting, when I have time. Need to build a magnetic loop.
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Title: Re: Hello from IZ5CFN
Post by: GM0LVI on July 13, 2014, 19:53:56 UTC

Welcome to the group Alessandro. You'll find plenty of good help as well as some entertaining chat here.
I experimented with building a mag loop during the winter, the biggest problems I found were hand capacity affecting tuning and finding and fitting a slow motion drive. Apart from that mag loops are fairly easy to make.
BTW - I solved the hand capacity problem by making and extended shaft coupler from a piece of fishing rod!

Title: Re: Hello from IZ5CFN
Post by: IZ5ZCO on July 16, 2014, 19:56:29 UTC

Quote from: IZ5CFN on July 13, 2014, 19:08:07 UTC

Hi, guys.
My name is Alessandro and enjoy qrp with my YAESU FT-817 and ICOM IC-703.
I like QRP contesting, when I have time. Need to build a magnetic loop.
73

Welcome aboard, Alessandro! If you want to build a magloop, you can ask for advice from my friend IZ5JLF. ;)