[Lowfer] Can we start from square 1?

Paul Cianciolo [email protected]
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:07:11 -0500


Folks,

Thank you for all the comments.  As is so commonly the situation I have not
expressed myself clearlyand have made some more dumb comments.
For this I apologize

Its a thankless job....   But someone has to do it.

I am sincerely interested in this topic and may expose my ignorance by
asking this series of questions, so be it.
With all that said I would like engage in a series of questions designed to
enhance understanding (mine mostly) of how a loop operates.




From Bill Ashlock...  " Always remember the current X area product of a loop
determines the
signal strength and the current is independent of the Rr."

Question 1)

So.. if current is held constant in a loop antenna... and the shape is
changed from a square to a circle to encompasses more area for the same
length of wire:

Does signal strength increase at the recieving site?

If so by what mechanism?

Proximity effect?  This only occurs when wires are close in terms of
diameter Correct?

Some other form of current cancellation?

Isn't current distribution uniform across a fractional (say .05)  wavelength
loop antenna constant.



PauLC