{"id":25555,"date":"2017-05-08T07:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T11:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25555"},"modified":"2017-05-08T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:00:25","slug":"used-bonito-boni-whip-and-mega-loop-at-universal-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/used-bonito-boni-whip-and-mega-loop-at-universal-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Used Bonito Boni-Whip and MegaLoop at Universal Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Boni-Whip_bl_kl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25556\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Boni-Whip_bl_kl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Boni-Whip_bl_kl.jpg 205w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Boni-Whip_bl_kl-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been considering either the Bonito <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonito.net\/boni-whip\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boni-Whip<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/hamradioshop.net\/Antennen\/MegaLoop-ML200-Active-Loop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MegaLoop NTI ML200<\/a>, you might check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/alert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these second-hand units at Universal Radio<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25557\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM.jpg 889w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM-300x24.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM-768x60.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-113349-AM-624x49.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While browsing Universal&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/alert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used list<\/a> this morning, I noticed the two Bonito antennas. Both are listed in &#8220;good&#8221; condition and Universal Radio backs their used equipment with a 60 day limited warranty. The Boni-Whip price is $119.95 and the Mega-Loop $285.95.<\/p>\n<p><em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/author\/clint-oxfordshortwave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clint Gouveia<\/a>, has been most impressed with the Boni-Whip&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/the-bonito-boni-whip-goes-from-strength-to-strength-hardcore-dxing-in-compact-package\/\">check out this recent review with videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was <em>mighty<\/em> tempted to purchase this used Boni-Whip, but I&#8217;ve been so busy on the road lately, I haven&#8217;t even had an opportunity to put Steve Yothment&#8217;s homebrewed mini-whip antenna on the air and I&#8217;ve had it since early March!<\/p>\n<p>The Megaloop ML200 is a very portable magnetic loop antenna. \u00a0I&#8217;ve used one on a couple of occasions and really appreciated the noise rejection. It&#8217;s much easier to pack than a loop with a rigid antenna element.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-114055-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25558\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-114055-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-114055-AM.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-582017-114055-AM-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>$295.95 is a great price for the ML200 which typically sells for 369 EUR via Bonito in Germany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been considering either the Bonito Boni-Whip or MegaLoop NTI ML200, you might check out these second-hand units at Universal Radio: While browsing Universal&#8217;s used list this morning, I noticed the two Bonito antennas. Both are listed in &#8220;good&#8221; condition and Universal Radio backs their used equipment with a 60 day limited warranty. 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