Hello all....the person that "invented" the dual 2M + 432 loop is
David-WT4E. He has dubbed his antennas the Efactor and apparently, he
now has a web site efactorantennas.com. Basically it is just two
loops--one for 2M and one for 432--with the same support and the same
feedline. Check out the pictures on his pages.
I have used several of these things for my now defunct rovers. We could
work them out to about 100 miles, no problems. They are loops, so they
are not as good as a small beam, but you can work stations quite nicely
on the run.
What I liked about these antennas is that you get "automatic band
switching", since there is only one feedline. You just plug the coax
into the 2M/432 coax outlet on your IC706/IC7000/Yaesu 857/Yaesu 897
type rig and you are done. Very easy to hook up and very easy to
use....especially for rookie rover ops.
I have never met David and I have no monetary interest in his company.
That in the way of full disclosure....HI.
GL to all rovers out there.....
73 Marshall K5QE
On 10/31/2014 7:45 AM, beamar via VHFcontesting wrote:
I had looked at the 2M/70cm loop. It appears that all they are doing is
operating a 2M loop on the third harmonic? Has anyone on the list used one?
Buddy WB4OMG
On Oct 31, 2014, at 4:11:01 AM, "David Pruett" <k8cc@comcast.net> wrote:
From: "David Pruett" <k8cc@comcast.net>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] KB6KQ Loops Live Again!
Date: October 31, 2014 4:11:01 AM EDT
To: "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
After my recent comment about KB6KQ VHF loops (which were discontinued
when KB6KQ became a Silent Key), I got a note from Lu, N2SLN letting me
know that these fine antennas are again available from a company called
Loops-N-More located in KS.
I have had a pair of KB6KQ 6M loops stacked on the side of one of my
towers for about ten years as an omnidirectional alternative to my
long-boom yagis, and can attest to their electrical performance and
mechanical longevity. Loops-N-More offers a 6M model, a 2M/70cm dual
bander, and a 125 cm model, all of which have potential for simple, low
$$$ rover applications.
They have a nice web site with technical information and on-line ordering:
http://loopsnmore.com
Thanks to Lu, N2SLN for bringing this to my attention. I thought others
here on the reflector might be interested in this info as well,
particularly if KU4AB isn't filling orders.
73, Dave/K8CC
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