Topband: Loop Antenna Questions

[Rick Karlquist]

I found that a 40 foot perimeter square loop, roughly
equivalent to your 12 foot diameter round loop had
an inferior null to a loop half as big.  It did of cource
produce about 10 dB more signal (and noise, same SNR).

Rick N6RK

RICHARD SOLOMON wrote:
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> I have an NZ4O(KN4LF) Loop Antenna for receiving now. I was wondering
> what folks thought about using a "bigger" Loop ??
> By that I mean around 12' diameter instead of the 8' diameter I have now.
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> Would I gain anything by doing this ?
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> Tnx es HNY, Dick, W1KSZ
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