Loaded Loop Antenna – A Practical Balcony HF Solution

Loaded Loop Antenna – A Practical Balcony HF Solution: The Loaded Loop Antenna is a clever HF antenna design ideal for radio amateurs with limited space—particularly those operating from apartments or small homes. Originally installed along the perimeter of a brick-house balcony, this antenna demonstrates how thoughtful engineering and creative loading can produce surprisingly effective multiband HF performance. The circuit diagram below  shows the construction of a multiband loop antenna that uses an external load and a ferrite core transformer for impedance matching

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