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Old 16th Feb 2018, 12:10 pm   #54
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Default Re: Valve AM transmitter (very very low power!)

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Originally Posted by Argus25
Most likely it would be the case then, that the loop antenna would be better for pantry transmitters if the receiving radios had ferrite rods, such as transistor radios, but for valve radios with a wire antenna, then a wire transmitting antenna would be better. That would be an interesting experiment.
Yes. I find that the distinction between near-field and far-field does not seem to be sufficiently appreciated, even by some who think they know about antennas.
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