loop aerial

British  

noun

1. Also called: frame aerial.  Sometimes shortened to: loop.  an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it

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Example Sentences

Conspicuous atop the cabin was a big loop aerial.

From Time Magazine Archive

With this six step amplifier set and loop aerial you can receive wave lengths of 150 to 600 meters from various high power stations which are at considerable distances away.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

"When we reach the Thousand Islands, we will get busy with our loop aerial and find you by radio compass," he promised.

From The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands by Duffield, J. W.

And for that reason we can’t stop at using just one loop aerial.

From The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery by Chapman, Allen

When the man we're after is sending, we swing the loop aerial around until the signals reach their loudest tone.

From The Radio Boys' First Wireless Or Winning the Ferberton Prize by Chapman, Allen