tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post8560987098192687084..comments2024-03-19T06:03:40.451+10:00Comments on marxy's musing on technology: MLA-30 active receive loop antennaPeter Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-17196811529107715652020-07-14T07:09:15.884+10:002020-07-14T07:09:15.884+10:00Great you worked it out. Makes sense.
If you don&#...Great you worked it out. Makes sense.<br />If you don't care about SMA connectors you could cut the coax and solder to a 3.5mm plug quite easily. It would certainly be cheaper than perhaps several adapters.<br />For an HF receive antenna I doubt you'd notice any difference using 75ohm coax compared to 50 and if you're connecting to a consumer short wave radio my guess is that the Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-8775266747081093502020-07-13T22:44:40.787+10:002020-07-13T22:44:40.787+10:00Hi Peter, I figured it out. I was confusing SMA an...Hi Peter, I figured it out. I was confusing SMA and F type connectors. Due to my lack of familiarity with the subject, seeing only online pictures, I did not realise SMA was a different size than F type. The F connector would be what the average person would have experience with at home from the back of their TV and cable boxes. I am now looking for a cheap way to connect the MLA-30 loop to my Doctor Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362263348498642869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-83434423532651797692020-07-11T08:14:16.273+10:002020-07-11T08:14:16.273+10:00Doctor Braun,
that's strange. Mine has what I...Doctor Braun,<br /><br />that's strange. Mine has what I know as standard SMA connectors and they plugged straight in to an Airspy HF+ and an RTL-SDR. Perhaps you got a different version.Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-2604250204371287202020-07-11T07:21:13.541+10:002020-07-11T07:21:13.541+10:00Thanks for your awesome review. What is the connec...Thanks for your awesome review. What is the connector type on your MLA-30? I just received mine and it has SMA connectors but they are smaller (about 75% of the size) of your typical cable TV box type coax SMA connectors. This is on the cable coming out of the antenna as well as the Bias-T connectors. Also I plan on using it with a RTL-SDRv3 which is still shipping. Do you know if the "Doctor Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362263348498642869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-26909780653372741102019-11-12T01:40:15.425+10:002019-11-12T01:40:15.425+10:00I have the LF Engineering H-800 active antenna it&...I have the LF Engineering H-800 active antenna it's not a loop antenna as you reviewed but I too have a higher noise floor when compared to my Endfed antenna. <br />73,<br />Mike <br />VE9KKVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.com