The Underestimated Magnetic Loop HF Antenna （低估了磁回路高频天线）.pdfVIP

An Overview of the Underestimated Magnetic Loop HF Antenna It seems one of the best kept secrets in the amateur radio community is how well a small diminutive magnetic loop antenna can really perform in practice compared with large traditional HF antennas. The objective of this article is to disseminate some practical information about successful homebrew loop construction and to enumerate the loop’s key distinguishing characteristics and unique features. A magnetic loop antenna can very conveniently be accommodated on a table top, hidden in an attic / roof loft, an outdoor porch, patio balcony of a high-rise apartment, rooftop, or any other space constrained site. A small but efficacious HF antenna for restricted space sites is the highly sort after Holy Grail of many an amateur radio enthusiast. This quest and interest is particularly strong from amateurs having to face the prospect of giving up their much loved hobby as they move from suburban residential lots into smaller restricted space retirement villages and other communities that have strict rules against erecting elevated antenna structures. In spite of these imposed restrictions amateurs do have a practical and viable alternative means to actively continue the hobby using a covert in-door or portable outdoor and sympathetically placed small magnetic loop. This paper discusses how such diminutive antennas can provide an entirely workable compromise that enable keen amateurs to keep operating their HF station without any need for their previous tall towers and favourite beam antennas or unwieldy G5RV or long wire. The practical difference in station signal strength at worst will be only an S-point or so if good design and construction is adopted. Anyone making a cursory investigation into the subject of magnetic loop antennas using the Googl