Building a Mechanical Support for the YouLoop and HFDY Loop Amplifier
Thank you to Marco Cardelli (IZ5IOW) who recently wrote in and shared with us his design for mounting a YouLoop antenna indoors, which he uses with his Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR receiver.
Marco's build involves an MDF wooden base measuring 15cm x 15cm, supporting a vertical mast made from a 70cm long, 25mm diameter PVC pipe. The mast is secured to the wooden base using a repurposed metal bracket and cable ties.
Additionally, Marco constructed square loop enclosure out of 20mm diameter PVC pipe for containing his HFDY active loop, measuring 60cm per side. The HFDY is an active loop variant of the YouLoop, available on sites like Aliexpress.
