{"id":57014,"date":"2023-06-06T09:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=57014"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:34:39","slug":"frans-checks-out-the-mra-qrp-20w-qrp-passive-loop-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/frans-checks-out-the-mra-qrp-20w-qrp-passive-loop-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Frans checks out the MRA-QRP 20W QRP Passive Loop Antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57015\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Frans-Loop-1-624x446.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><strong>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Frans Goddijn, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear Thomas,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In the following video, I show a little loop antenna that I bought online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.us\/item\/3256805050833602.html?gatewayAdapt=nld2usa4itemAdapt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from AliExpress:<\/a><\/p>\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\/3KbKcrsTryo?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<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">On arrival one of the parts, the semi-transparant box with variable capacitor for antenna tuning turned out to be broken due to the bigger box having been thrown around in transit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The seller promptly provided me with the necessary part (plus extra) for repairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Yesterday I repaired it and today I assembled the antenna and tested it a bit in the afternoon and early evening as soon as reception started to get well enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It\u2019s a fun antenna, affordable too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The video shows how effective the variable capacitor is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Best regards,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Frans<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, Frans. That is certainly a very affordable passive loop option. If you&#8217;re an urban QRPer, all the better. I should also mention, you have one of the nicest radio operating positions out there!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who writes: Dear Thomas, In the following video, I show a little loop antenna that I bought online from AliExpress: On arrival one of the parts, the semi-transparant box with variable capacitor for antenna tuning turned out to be broken due to the bigger box having been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3607,545,3,43],"tags":[1643,9762,10236],"class_list":["post-57014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antennas","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-antennas","tag-frans-goddijn","tag-mra-qrp-loop-antenna"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ePA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52702,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/frans-compares-the-bh5hde-qrp-grahn-se3-and-his-home-made-loop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":57014,"position":0},"title":"Frans compares the BH5HDE QRP, GRAHN SE3, and his home made loop antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"May 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the following article and video originally posted on his blog: I got the little BH5HDE QRP portable QRP loop, assembled it and could not wait to try it out even though it was during that day and signals were sparse and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CQHAM-BH5HDE-Loop-scaled-e1652265577229.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CQHAM-BH5HDE-Loop-scaled-e1652265577229.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CQHAM-BH5HDE-Loop-scaled-e1652265577229.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CQHAM-BH5HDE-Loop-scaled-e1652265577229.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CQHAM-BH5HDE-Loop-scaled-e1652265577229.webp?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55547,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/frans-add-a-decca-manual-antenna-tuner-to-his-urban-listening-post\/","url_meta":{"origin":57014,"position":1},"title":"Frans add a Decca manual antenna tuner to his urban listening post","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Frans Goddijn, who writes: Hi Thomas: I bought a vintage antenna tuner, one that does not need a power source, very basic just a box with some beautiful coils and nice big variable capacitors and it works for the big magnetic loop antenna here. 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Initially the device seemed as useless as it is good looking but then I found a configuration where the device is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MFJ-1026-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MFJ-1026-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MFJ-1026-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55151,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/frans-fm-antenna-christmas-tree\/","url_meta":{"origin":57014,"position":4},"title":"Frans&#8217; FM Antenna Christmas Tree","author":"Thomas","date":"December 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the photo above of what he calls his \"FM Antenna Budget Christmas Tree.\" I love it, Frans! 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