Module 7.5: UHF Antenna Reception

Given: A television receiver with a loop antenna.

Q. If the electric field of the wave radiated by the TV station antenna is along the vertical (z-axis), what plane should the loop antenna be placed into in order to maximize the received signal? In (a) the loop is in the E- plane, and in (b) it is in the E-H plane.

                     Configuration (a)
                     Configuration (b)