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

“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

"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.

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)

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