Re: Magnetic Loop Receiving Aerial (Gary Tempest)
The coax braid must not be joined end to end, that creates a shorted turn and shunts the signals you want. Ground one end and let the other end of the braid float.
'Grounding' in this case can be back to the shack via the braid of the signal coax, so no earth stake is needed at the antenna. The whole antenna and amp can be in a nice insulated box. The danger then comes if someone standing on a wet lawn opens it and can touch things grounded via the house. PME... Bah!
David
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