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Re: Topband: Vertical in the woods

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Subject: Re: Topband: Vertical in the woods
From: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:23:24 -0500
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Not exactly scientific, but the empirical evidence speaks volumes.  Check
out this guy's "tree antenna."

http://www.qsl.net/kf4bwg/treeant.htm

It seems to me that if the trees are a significant fraction of 1/4 wL on
topband, they will absorb power.  Whether they 're-radiate' that power,
well, who knows.

Ford-N0FP
ford@cmgate.com


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