In article , Richard Clark
wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:33:53 -0500, (J. B. Wood)
wrote:
That an electrically small loop behaves as a magnetic current
element does not qualify the use of "magnetic" in its name, IMHO.
Hi John,
Magnetic antennas have a basis in a
lot of scientific literature.
Hello, and while I'm certainly aware of the term "magnetic dipole" (a
theoretically tiny magnet that can be equated to a miniature current
loop), I still maintain "magnetic antenna" is misleading (I would take it
to mean a mag-mount antenna) and don't remember seeing it in any textbook
or any peer-reviewed paper published in a respected journal such as the
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. As to how it might be used
by the ARRL (a source of a wealth of practical antenna info) or the
amateur radio community at large I can't say. And yes, electrically small
loops are the subject of considerable literature. Sincerely,
P.S. Are any folks out there still extolling the virtues of the
Crossed-Field Antenna (CFA) other than those at antennex.com?
John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail:
Naval Research Laboratory
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