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Re: [TowerTalk] trees as antennas

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] trees as antennas
From: Dan Zimmerman N3OX <n3ox@n3ox.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:41:33 -0400
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> Many years ago, Electronics magazine had a picture of an experiment to
> use a tree as a vertical antenna. The RF was coupled to the tree with an
> air core toroid. It looked like a coiled spring, possibly 6 inches in
> diameter,wrapped around the tree at about 3 or 4 feet above ground.


Here's one online:

http://w5jgv.com/tree_antenna/index.htm
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