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

Don't expect a loop aerial to give worthwhile results with a crystal detector.

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

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 A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

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 Murray Leinster

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 Allen Chapman