Well, I am glad i'm not the only one thats tried it.
I really get a kick out of seeing how far I can hear on these cold Minnesota nights. I had WABC out of New York one night. It wasn't coming in the best, but I was still pretty cool.
I have yet to hear from the west coast, not sure if that pushing it or not. Thats kinda my next goal. I'm not in the best location though, down in the Minnesota river valley.
I made my loop on a wooden frame and used a tuning cap out of an old AM pocket radio. That project really sparked my interest in electronics in general. I was amazed at how well the loop worked and how I could null the local AM stations
That was my original goal, as I live less then a mile from a am/fm tower. The only issue with my loop is it is dead at both ends of the dial. It works great in the middle freqs., but dosn't have range for the top and bottom of the AM brodcast band. I remember reading somthing on how to adjust this, but I can't remember now.
For a receiver I have a Hallicrafters S-38.
http://www.arsmachina.com/halli38.htm
Certinly not as good as a modern transistor unit, but I got it for 3 bucks at an auction and have had many happy hours listening to it