On Mar 17, 3:28 pm, (Richard Harrison)
wrote:


"----a loop antenna responds much less to the electric induction field
than does a simple wire antenna of comparable intercept area. This is of
importance because electric induction fields predominate in the man-made
noise that causes disturbances in radio receivers, and this explains in
part the popularity of loop antennas in broadcast receivers."

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

I'll have to ponder his statement, but my reg flag is waving...
This almost seems akin to the shielded loop controversy.
It may well be true in whatever manner he is considering, but
for some reason it doesn't seem quite right to me.
Maybe I'm missing something, so I'll await further comments.
MK