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What kind of loop antenna is this, and what is the relationship between it'sits diameter and wavelength?

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What kind of loop antenna is this, and what is the relationship between it's diameter and wavelength?

At the bottom of webpages in the advertisement swamps I keep seeing this image of an antenna, accompanied by an offer that I won't be clicking on.

But the antenna itself looks quite intriguing. It's a circular, horizontal loop of copper with the ground braid of a coaxial cable connected at one point. The center conductor connects to what looks like tap that runs a short distance around the loop, connecting to it just shy of 90 degrees away from where the braid connects to it.

Assuming that this is a legitimate antenna design (and it might not be):

  1. What kind of loop antenna is it? What is it called?
  2. What is the relationship between the diameter of the loop and the wavelength at which it is used?

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