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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] trees as antennas |
From: | "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net> |
Date: | Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:02:51 -0700 |
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HI Dan Wouldn't that much wire radiate something?? How do you tell if the tree is radiating or just the coil. 73 Tom W7WHY >> 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 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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