> >You are illustrating the reason why I hate the term "ground loop" - it
> >has nothing inherently to do with loops!
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> True, perhaps (please tell me if I'm wrong, as I'm ignorant in these matt=
er which
> I'm beginning to study only now) with only one exception:
> if a wire acts like a RF antenna, would a "ground loop" act like a magnet=
ic pickup?
> (assuming there are changing magnetic fields in the room, of course).

Ground Loop is quite a reasonable term to use at mains frequency, I agree i=
t is a bit of a misnomer at RF.
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