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Old 19th Mar 2020, 1:35 pm   #4
jsbhavsar
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Default Re: MLA-30 Active loop antenna for valve radios

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell View Post
The MLA-30 is very poor as an antenna, I bought one for experiment it is now in the bin. If I want to use one of my valve sets I simply connect my Wellbrook loop directly to the aerial and earth terminals. OK it's not matched and doesn't matter much (that is down 100 feet of co-ax), there is more than enough signal to get noise free reception.
Ok, does it mean in MLA-30 parlance, that using company provided RG174 cable (removing the SMA connector) and directly connecting the RG174 center wire to Aerial of radio and Braid to the Earth socket can work?

And we would not need the 9:1 or 1:9 in between?
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