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MLA-30 Loop antenna
Matt285:
In hindsight I realize my post was a bit accusatory and aggressive. The biggest thing I wanted to get out was that why can't we embrace more affordable ways of bettering our hobby in particular, not just for the people that have been involved for many years, but for the people that are new to it. We all have the same goal of keeping this alive. Yes as I said in reference to the MLA-30 .There are no perfect products(especially the cheap ones) but I love the feedback negative or otherwise. Its all about starting a talking point. Lets put our brains together and find a way to improve such products. There are so many great minds in this community. I would also like to say that a big part of my discouragement is due to seeing so many empty comments vs the views. yes Ive done this for a long time, but just because a newer person post a comment about a catch we've gotten many times, it doesn't mean that we need to ignore them. Let's be more encouraging to these people. Most all of us remember the magic of our first 'cool' catch. It only takes a few key strokes to acknowledge them of their strides of listening for hours to experience that joy. Don't just ignore post because they may seem mundane . Take a minute and expound and give tips. It goes a long ways
jasmine:
--- Quote from: IZS4 on October 21, 2019, 1149 UTC ---Please let me know about your experiences with the MLA-30 antenna. I've seen a lot of positive reviews so far, but would love to hear first hand opinions.
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hi, though i am new at this hobby i've gotten pretty good results it seems with the MLA-30. i'm a college student so space was at a premium when thinking about antennas (previously i had an indoor longwire lol). anyway i was looking into loops and decided to give the MLA-30 a try as it was in my budget range.
anyone can look at my loggings in the Utility forum to see some of my results with it from my Seattle, WA location.
Josh:
See? It works well enough. However, it could be better if they got rid of the switcher and allowed perhaps some gain adjustment, or tuned the chip to increase dynamic range. As I recall in one test it beat the other loop as it could null deeper, wich in some cases is why people buy or make loops to begin with. If it's Jasmine approved it's good enough for me.
Matt285:
Im not sure how accurate it is, but I've heard the deeper nulling is due to using a thinner wire. I'm gonna get one for sure. If nothing else it should be a great portable antenna for easy set up. It will be a few weeks since I had to shell out for $140.00 on Halloween costumes. (3 Kids) I will definitely post the results and comparison to my 135' OCF dipole.
ChrisSmolinski:
--- Quote from: IZS4 on October 27, 2019, 2331 UTC ---It will be a few weeks since I had to shell out for $140.00 on Halloween costumes. (3 Kids)
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You should have bought a loop antenna for each of them to wear as part of a robot costume.
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