Learning The Secrets of The Mag Loop (#1218)

David, KO4RNT, bought an AL-705 with some slightly crushed feed coax. His SWR ranges from 1.9 to 2.7 with 30 ohm impedance. He thought the feed line would present closer to 50 ohms and asks Dave for his input. Subscribe:    / davecasler   Become A Channel Member:    / @davecasler   Links from Video: Icom AL-705 Mag Loop Antenna: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/i... W6LVP Receive-Only Loop: https://www.w6lvp.com/product/w6lvp-a... Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth #amateur radio #ham radio #technician license #general license #extra license #ham radio training #ke0og #dave casler #ham radio answers #icom 7300 #antenna #dipole #end fed dipole #mag loop #magnetic loop antennas To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options) To pose an Ask Dave question, email to [email protected]. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST. Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here:    • Sour Tennessee Red – John Deley and the 41...   I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man" Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.) My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books. My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.