The Physics 242 Puzzler

In place of the simple linear dipole antenna (like the typical antenna on a car or the broadcast antenna), a radio or TV receiving antenna can be made from a loop. Explain how this works.

As a hint, note the two orientations of the antennas in the picure. For the orientation which provides good reception, the plane of the loop is the same as the one that contains the broadcast antenna. This is the plane of the diagram. For the orientation which provides poor reception, the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the plane of the diagram.



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