This is the collection of pictures relating to my small loop antenna. The design comes directly from the ARRL antenna book, there's hundreds of other examples of this antenna on the internet.
Specs for the loop:
| Diameter: | 6'2" |
| Circumference: | 20 ft |
| Target frequency range: | 3.5mhz - 10.2mhz (80m - 30m) |
| Actual frequency range: | 3.4mhz - 9.6mhz (missed 30m, oh well) |
| bandwidth: | less than 50khz (without tuning) |
| tuning capacitor: | (ideally) 20pf - 380pf, ~10kv at 100w |
See also capacitor specs.
I also have pictures of other antennas.
First several capacitor plates large colossal | capacitor diagram large | (wrong tree) large colossal | Couldn't find a belt for this gear. large colossal |
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large colossal | large colossal | remote control mechanism complete large colossal | countersunk screws, etc. large colossal |
motor mounted large colossal | large colossal | large colossal | had to remove the ratchet to allow reversing large colossal |
Note the feed loop parasidically feeds the large loop; white cylinder is a pass through balun large colossal | large colossal | large colossal | large colossal |
large colossal | large colossal | capacitor sealed in box large colossal | windom visible behind loop large colossal |
rebuilt to reduce friction large colossal | plates are no longer buckled large colossal | large colossal | view from below large colossal |
Top of windom and nearly all of the loop is visible (can you find them?) large colossal |