Magnetic Crossed-Loop Antenna For Loran-C

Andre Grebnev, Paul R. Johannessen

Abstract:	Crossed-loop or H-field antennas enjoy several advantages over whip or E-field type antennas. This is primarily due to the lower susceptability to interferers such as P-static, lightning, and power lines. Widespread practical application of crossed loop antennas for Loran-C has been limited due to problems such as omnidirectivity, and low effective height. This paper proposes methods which overcome these difficulties. Experimental results are presented that demonstrate that a small magnetic loop antenna can obtain signal to noise values equal to a nine foot whip antenna.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1997 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 14 - 16, 1997 Loews Santa Monica Hotel Santa Monica, CA
Pages:	563 - 572
Cite this article:	Grebnev, Andre, Johannessen, Paul R., "Magnetic Crossed-Loop Antenna For Loran-C," Proceedings of the 1997 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Santa Monica, CA, January 1997, pp. 563-572.
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