AM reception can be very difficult because of the inherent succeptibility AM has to electrical noise and other sources of interference. The built-in antenna in most receivers – a coil and a ferrite ...

While we can’t argue that FM has superior audio quality and digital streaming allows even higher quality in addition to worldwide access, there’s still something magic about hearing a weak and fading ...

While we can’t argue that FM has superior audio quality and digital streaming allows even higher quality in addition to worldwide access, there’s still something magic about hearing a weak and fading ...

Paper 403: Measuring magnetic loop antenna performance. Despite the advent of the internet and streamed services, there is still an interest in traditional broadcasting. With that interest comes a ...

Greg Manfroi of WIUM/WIUW, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, sent us this idea on a construction method for the shielded-loop AM antenna. Start with the electrical specifications as described ...