On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:03:37 -0500, Carl K9LA wrote:
>>I've seen anecdotal comments that a vertical radiator very close to
>>a tree trunk will see loss from the tree. I've seen no SCIENCE on
>>this, and A/B comparisons would be required to be meaningful.
>>
>I agree - it seems most of the work I' ve seen is with foliage\, not the
>trunk itself.
>Attached is an interesting Technical Correspondence from long ago. Some
>good A/B compariosns.
Excellent work. The next step, of course, is to rig one antenna in the
clear and one next to a tree, and do A/B comparisons on the air. I have
the space and the trees. Perhaps one day I'll do it. :)
>BTW, one of my coworkers at Raytheon, Greg Kephart, is an audio
>aficionado, and attended your audio lecture when you were in Chicago.
I've heard and enjoyed a couple of your excellent presentations at W9DXCC,
including the most recent one.
73,
Jim K9YC
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