Loop


It is an Antenna made by a ring of wire, whose length is circa the wavelength of the radio signal.
Usually loops are shaped as squares (cubical quad) or triangle (delta loop) and are used mainly on HF bands.
A two-element loop antenna offers about the same gain of a three element Yagi.
(delta-loop)

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