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Re: Topband: RX Loops

To: K8LV1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Topband: RX Loops
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 13:59:21 -0700 (PDT)
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K8LV1@aol.com said:
> I stated, and PROVED, that when this loop is in the far field of the TX
> antenna (which we approximate as an illuminating plane wave) it indeed is
> very
> different than other antennas. Namely, it responds only to the magnetic
> component
> of that field. An electrical dipole would respond only to the electric
> component, and that is a significant difference. It can be used as the
> basis for

True, but irrelevent.  In the far field, (by definition), the electric and
magnetic fields are always in a ratio of 377 to 1.  Thus it makes no
difference which one you sense.

Rick N6RK
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