Thanks for responding Jack. I thought you had a different group or site this stuff was coming from and shared here. I went back through my bookmarks and found the "Software controlled ham radio" Yahoo group. I haven't checked it in several months because the posts sound like a guys club with practically no focused content. Now it seems to have picked up a bit and saw your post about the Bitx 40 and a mag loop build. I almost talked myself out of it because of the cost of copper for a 40 meter band magnetic loop, which is between 17' and 34' in circumference. The plan was to have the mag loop for receive because of it's narrow bandwidth and noise rejection. And transmit with the low dipole that seems to be getting out better than originally expected. I just fell off topic too. Like I said, I thought this stuff was originally somewhere else. I also had plans to do something similar as the Forty-9er with another kit, but this BITX40 thing with the Raduino came along. Now I am feeling itchy for another project to play with. I'll go through the files section and your other group to collect everything in one spot. Thanks Jack.
I am including a link for a mag loop PDF because it seems like the definitive authority on the subject without talking over our heads. But still getting it all in there to explain it in detail. It might help someone curious about the magic antenna.
