Cascaded-loop MW/SW receiving antenna rejects sky-wave interference and enables diversity reception at SW

Author

Villard, O.G., Jr. ; Hagn, George H. ; Lomasney, James M.

Author_Institution

SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA

Volume

38

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

243

Lastpage

251

Abstract

It is shown that cascaded loop antenna (CLA) technology can be used to improve the quality of reception of HF broadcasts in two ways. The first is interference reduction by means of the stable null response, which is equally effective with either sky wave or ground waves. This requires one receiver and one CLA. Addition of a second CLA and receiver makes possible reception with binaural diversity. Using this method, broadcasts can be made clearer even when receivers of low cost and modest performance are used

Keywords

diversity reception; interference suppression; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; loop antennas; radio reception; radiofrequency interference; receiving antennas; HF broadcasts; MW/SW receiving antenna; binaural diversity; cascaded loop antenna; diversity reception; ground waves; interference reduction; receiver; reception quality; sky wave interference; stable null response; Acoustic distortion; Acoustical engineering; Antenna accessories; Broadcasting; Diversity reception; Fading; Interference; Probes; Receiving antennas; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/11.184727

Filename

184727