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KK5JY "LoG" Loop on Ground low-band RX antenna.

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If you live in a high noise area, this Loop on Ground low-band receive antenna designed by Matt Roberts (KK5JY) could add some peace and quiet to your ham radio operations. In this video, Scott (WX0V) builds this "LoG" antenna on his property and says it helps improve receive condition on the 160m and 80m Amateur Radio bands. 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 a few comments from Scott (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