Jeroen wrote:
RHF wrote:

Alternative - Instead of using the Sony AN-1 Active Antenna's
Short Vertical Whip Antenna Element : Use a One Metre
Diameter Horizontal Loop Antenna Element with one-end
of the Loop connected directly to the Sony's Head Unit and
the other-end of the Loop connected via a 300, 450, 600 or
1K Ohm Resister to the Sony's Head Unit. Try the different
Resisters to determine which gives the best Signal Levels
and overall frequency coverage.

This could be an interetsing experiment I've already bought
coppertubing and so to make the loop as described on that previous
page, so if that turns to be a failed experiment, I might use it for
this

Just to clarify (I blame my non-native knowledge of English):

So one end of the loop to the element where the whip is normally
attached to, and the other to the unit with the switches? And, do I
connect the loop to the 'inside' connector of the box? Nothing needs to
be connected to the shielding?

I'd love to see a schematic if possible...

Jeroen,

Where the Whip Antenna Mast screws-on-to the top of
the Mast-Screw of the Sony AN-1 Active Antenna's Head Unit.
1 - Attach one-end of the Loop. (Use a Nut and Washer)
2 - Attach the other-end of the Loop to the Resister.
3 - Attach the free-end of the Resister to the Mast-Screw.

Just a plain simple Wire Horizontal Loop Element.
* You could use Stranded Wire or Litz Wire and Copper Tubing
or even the Outer-Shield of a Coax Cable would be OK too.
* The shape of the Loop could be Round, Square,
Triangle, Diamond, Octagon, etc.
* One Meter Diameter or per Side
* Length of Wire in the Loop about 10-12 Feet.

iane ~ RHF