>All antennas receive both the electric and magnetic field. A loopstick antenna used for AM receives only a negligible amount of electric field. That simply is

>All antennas receive both the electric and magnetic field. A loopstick antenna used for AM receives only a negligible amount of electric field. That simply is not possible due to very small size of the wire coil vs the 300 or so meters of the wavelength used. Electric fields can not induce magnetic flux in the ferrite bar as it is non-conductive. As mentioned in the article, this is a feature. Most electrical noise comes in the form of an electric field, not a magnetic one.