KK5JY "LoG" Loop on Ground low-band RX antenna at WX0V.
If you need a low noise receive antenna for a crowded urban area, then this idea from Matt Roberts (KK5JY) may prove useful. The antenna is inexpensive and easy to make. This antenna was installed at WX0V. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMb8i5QajW0 Here are some comments from WX0V: Here is the KK5JY Loop on Ground, or "LoG", low-band (primarily 160m and 80m) receive antenna at my station. This antenna was designed by Matt Roberts, KK5JY. Please refer to his web site for more information on this antenna: http://www.kk5jy.net/LoG/ The cores that I used are the Amidon BN61-202 binocular cores, which are readily available on-line. Some have stated that a 73 mix binocular core is better than a 61 mix (or 43 mix). That is possible, too. It doesn't hurt to experiment. The wire I used is Temco MW0064 28 GA solid copper magnet wire. That seems to have been discontinued, and rep...