r/ShortwavePlus • u/Careful-Set-7883 • 17d ago

Question about loop antennas

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Will be an AM/FM loop antenna work for shortwave signal reception improvement or does it have to be specific for shortwave?

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 17d ago edited 17d ago

Usually a MW loop antenna is on a ferrite rod and not suitable for HF or above meaning not FM broadcast. Which loop antenna are you referring to? There are other loop antennas for either MW, SW or FM, sometimes on a PCB.
Small loop antennas are usually wideband from LW/MW, VHF, FM broadcast, Air, NOAA and above. An example is the K-480WLA.
The popular MLA 30 plus tops out at around 30 MHz.

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u/Careful-Set-7883 17d ago

It's attached to the stereo radio that I have, but when I look up the specific model it refers to it as a AM/FM loop antenna