[Lowfer] Loop antenna question

[craig wasson]

I'm just curious - has anyone tried a horizontal loop?   It seems that with
such a small antenna radiation would be isotropic anyway, and construction
would be much simpler.

Thanks!

Craig - N6IO

(Beacon IO off the air for antenna modifications)



On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:26 AM, John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> J.B.,
>
> A "small" loop in the vertical plane will produce a vertically-polarized
> E-field (in the far field) regardless of where it is fed. The important
> thing is that the loop is vertical (i.e., not parallel to the ground).
>
> John, W1TAG
>
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