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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Conspicuous atop the cabin was a big loop aerial.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can easily make a loop aerial by winding 10 turns of No. 14 or 16 copper wire about 1/16 inch apart on a wooden frame two feet on the side as shown in Fig.

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

Of course, it was out of the question to erect an outdoor aerial, but they were not bothered by this and decided to use a loop aerial instead.

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen

The loop aerial, a collapsible affair, was set up in the cabin and connected in such manner that it could be used for receiving simultaneously with the use of the outside aerial for sending.

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

“I’ll go and get the loop aerial, Bob, and we can test it right now,” suggested Joe.

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen