HFDY Active Loop - LZ1AQ loop clone

The HFDY Active Loop is working extremely well and that too from an indoor location in MK68! Pretty awesome ;) I am running the loop at 5V (via a regulated linear power supply) currently where it consumes slightly less than 65mA of current. The recommended voltage is 10V, which I will shift to soon. Results: I am using Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR for this experiment. ...

November 9, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Dhiru Kholia

My PA0FRI Active Antenna

My homebrewed PA0FRI Active Antenna is working well from a very physically constrained location. 3D render: Schematic: Results: The antenna is connected to a RSP1 Clone SDR which is running custom FT8-band-hopping software. I am using a SOLID 4-Way 5-2400 MHz RF splitter to connect multiple SDRs to the same active antenna. NB: Plug in 75-ohms dummy loads (terminators) on the unused ports of the RF splitter - MX-282 / MX-280 75-ohms dummy loads work fine. ...

February 8, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Dhiru Kholia