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

"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.

These consist of a combination of a loop aerial and a compass and a radio receiving set.

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

In a loop aerial, eight miles up, it might sound like a spark-plug, or it might sound like something else.

From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Leinster, Murray

Don't expect as good results with a loop aerial, or when using the bed springs, as an out-door aerial will give you.

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