3.5 MHz pedestrian mobile with a magnetic loop

4,144 views · Published 30 June 2012 · 3:43 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Amateur Radio VK3YE · 2012 · Howto & Style

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Almost all pedestrian mobile videos demonstrate operating at 14 MHz or higher. There's good reason for this - compact antennas are more efficient and there's more chance of working over 2000km DX. 

However 7 and especially 3.5 MHz present special challenges to the QRP pedestrian mobile operator. In this video I demonstrate 3.5 MHz operation with a lightweight loop that's less than 1 metre in diameter.   The loop is described in more detail at https://www.vk3ye.com

NOTE: Apologies for the jumpy text.  Due to YouTube's stabiliser!

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