{"id":44073,"date":"2020-06-29T07:41:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44073"},"modified":"2020-06-29T08:01:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T12:01:57","slug":"rob-reviews-the-airspy-youloop-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/rob-reviews-the-airspy-youloop-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob reviews the AirSpy YouLoop antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/YouLoop-Coax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42417\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/YouLoop-Coax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/YouLoop-Coax.jpg 500w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/YouLoop-Coax-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/YouLoop-Coax-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Rob, who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thank you for your informative blog. As a longtime SWLer I enjoy reading up on your posts.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago I was considering the purchase of a magnetic loop antenna. Based on your &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/the-airspy-youloop-is-a-freaking-brilliant-passive-loop-antenna\/\">YouLoop is a freaking brilliant passive loop antenna<\/a>&#8221; article, and the fact that I live in a fairly noisy RF environment, I made the purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Since doing so I&#8217;ve been having plenty of fun with the YouLoop hanging in my loft. I have it connected to an <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-airspy-hf-discovery-and-a-new-era-of-portable-sdr-dxing\/\">Airspy HF+ Discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made a couple of videos which I popped up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJmlLMsfdZ6BsPmb7ocebTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on YouTube<\/a> which show the YouLoop in action.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qzj_IX6gh1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first video<\/a> shows a mix of utility and broadcast reception on HF.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qzj_IX6gh1c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The most recent explores <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkUI185w-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LF &amp; VLF<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPkUI185w-c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Perhaps these would be of interest to readers, like me, who had seen your initial reviews and had been considering purchasing.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for turning me onto this little antenna, and keep up the great work in your blog!<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<br \/>\nRob (Frugal Radio)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Excellent videos, Rob, thank you for sharing! The YouLoop is an incredibly effective antenna when combined with a receiver that has a high dynamic range.<\/p>\n<p>Readers, if you&#8217;d like to check out more of Rob&#8217;s videos and and subscribe to his YouTube channel, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJmlLMsfdZ6BsPmb7ocebTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to purchase an AirSpy YouLoop for a whopping $35, <a href=\"https:\/\/airspy.com\/purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to view a list of distributors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rob, who writes: Thank you for your informative blog. As a longtime SWLer I enjoy reading up on your posts. A few months ago I was considering the purchase of a magnetic loop antenna. Based on your &#8220;YouLoop is a freaking brilliant passive loop antenna&#8221; article, and the fact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4199,3607,3,129,158,304],"tags":[8353,8403,8623,8413,8412,8584],"class_list":["post-44073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-antennas","category-news","category-reviews","category-software-defined-radio","category-videos","tag-airspy-youloop","tag-airspy-youloop-review","tag-frugal-radio","tag-ncpl-antenna","tag-noise-cancelling-passive-loop-antenna","tag-youloop"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bsR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42416,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/airspy-youloop-passive-magnetic-loop-antenna-now-shipping\/","url_meta":{"origin":44073,"position":0},"title":"AirSpy YouLoop passive magnetic loop antenna now shipping","author":"Thomas","date":"March 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Michael Agner (KA3JJZ), who notes that AirSpy\u00a0 now has the YouLoop passive mag loop antenna posted on their retail websites.\u00a0 You can grab one for $30 - $35 US, depending on your location. 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I built two identical loops using some 3\/8 inch heliax scraps I had on hand. 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