Both types are analyzed mathematically on the basis of their receiving efficiency and directive properties. Actual polar-characteristic curves are given for a number of loop antennas of both types.

If all you want to do is receive and you have a budget of under $100, this looks like it would be a nice portable option. You can build your own loop and loop-like antennas, of course. Some of ...

such as its receiving sensitivity and noise figure, are directly a function of optimizing the antenna's impedance match and radiation efficiency, independently of whether a dipole, monopole, or ...

is an excellent portable receiving antenna, and if we’re being honest, something we might also consider in our own shack. Continue reading “A Simple But Effective Receiving Loop Antenna” → ...

An introduction to properties of individual antennas and arrays of antennas. Retarded potentials, dipoles of arbitrary length, radiation pattern, gain, directivity, radiation resistance. The loop ...

I'm not going into details on how to construct a magnetic loop antenna. There's plenty of resources with info on how to do that, including online calculators that will give you all the needed info on ...