Automatic Magnetic Loop Tuner – Kit

14 Replies to “Automatic Magnetic Loop Tuner – Kit”

• Nice work!! Are you selling the kit? How much?. What about just the circuit board? How much? How can i order?

• Hello Kent,
  The kit on the picture was a result of the group buy that was organized by my local club and is not for sale.
  I’ve sent you an email about the PCB’s.

  73 de ON5IA

• Hello
  How can I buy a complete set?

• Hello Denis,

  I do have some leftovers from our club group-buy. I’ve sent you an email with details.

• Hello there, congrats!!!
  Nice job. I have many questions: 1. can I use this controller with my Yaesu FT 1000 Mark V?
  2. Need it a special setup on the radio?
  3. You still have a PCB for this project?
  4. What about the software for this controller? how can obtain it?

  Thanks in advance and have a great evening.
  Gerardo. VA3GON

• Hello Gerardo,

  Yes, you can use this controller with your Yeasu FT1000 Mark V, you need to make a serial cable and select choose the correct interface in your radio (CAT). The software can be found on Loftur’s (VE2LJX) site: https://sites.google.com/site/lofturj/to-automatically-tune-a-magnetic-loop-antenna.
  I’ve send you an email with more details about the PCB and the schematics for the serial cable.

  73 de ON5IA

• I would.like to buy a parts kit if any surplus are remaining. If you have enough interest may be you could put some more together. I have an FT450d radio but want to upgrade to may be icom as I want a pan scope. Will a pan scope be of use when using a mag loop as it is tightly tuned ?

• A pan scope will still be of use when using a mag loop. It will help you to find the resonace point of the loop quickly. Although the weaker signals at the end of the band will not be shown anymore, you will not go completly blind when using a magnetic loop. I’ve send you an email with further details.

• Hello, very interesting atu you develop. I’m wondering if it can be adapted to control a baby loop from ciro mazzoni. I own one but the commercial atu is only working in manual mode. In this antena the capacitor is tunned by a dc motor drived by l298n driver. Can we talk about this? 73’s

• Hello, sure, no problem. We can discuss via mail. I’ve sent you a message.

• Hello, will your ATU work on an Icom IC7100 or Yeasu 817.

  Thank you! Tony KF7VLT

• Hi Tony,

  Yes this tuner works with both the IC700 and the Yaesu FT-817. You can even store the two radio profiles in the memomry and switch between them.

• Hi,
  I also have a Ciro Mazzoni Baby Loop. My controller has failed and I saw the above comment about it possibly being adapted for the loop, and it’s DC linear actuator. I’ve tried a PWM controller and tried tuning manually but it’s not very good.
  I’d be interested in seeing if this could be adapted though.
  73 Adrian M0OJR

• Hello Adrian,

  If you swap the DC motor with a nema stepper motor, I’m pretty confident you can make it work with the Loftur tuner. I haven’t seen a Ciro Mazzoni Baby Loop irl, so I can’t tell you how easy it can be done.

  73

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