Topband: RX Loops

[Rick Karlquist]

K8LV1 at aol.com said:
> I stated, and PROVED, that when this loop is in the far field of the TX
> antenna (which we approximate as an illuminating plane wave) it indeed is
> very
> different than other antennas. Namely, it responds only to the magnetic
> component
> of that field. An electrical dipole would respond only to the electric
> component, and that is a significant difference. It can be used as the
> basis for

True, but irrelevent.  In the far field, (by definition), the electric and
magnetic fields are always in a ratio of 377 to 1.  Thus it makes no
difference which one you sense.

Rick N6RK