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It's worth checking out Andrew's comment at the bottom of the blog which explains the following: "The reason why transmitting is different from receiving: you
by blamazon 5y ago
It's worth checking out Andrew's comment at the bottom of the blog which explains the following:
"The reason why transmitting is different from receiving: you want a transmitting antenna to be efficient, but a receiving antenna can often be very inefficient and still do its job well..."
- aidenn0 5y agoThat also coupled with this explanation of why an AM radio antenna can be inefficient; an inefficient antenna isn't going to be great for VHF bands like FM radio. > The number one reason that an inefficient, small antenna works well for AM radio is that even with an awful antenna, AM radio performance isn't limited by receiver sensitivity. Atmospheric noise and nearby EMI will dominate over any receiver noise. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30859968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30859968