From Wikip[edia - "A *crossed field antenna*, or CFA, is a
controversial type of radio antenna
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_%28radio%29> for long
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwave> and mediumwave
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumwave> broadcasting
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting>, patented by F. M. Kabbary
and M. C. Hately in 1986, which was claimed to have the same efficiency
as a conventional antenna but only one-tenth the overall height. The
invention was received with incredulity from experts in electromagnetics
and antenna technology owing to the deficient theoretical justifications
offered and the lack of viable experimental verification.^[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed_field_antenna#cite_note-Hansen-1>
Although the antenna was installed in a few broadcasting stations in the
1990s, performance has not borne out the claims of the inventors."
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 4/9/2014 9:28 PM, Michael St. Angelo wrote:
It's been quiet on this group.
The April 9th issue of Radio World Magazine has an article about the Crossed
field Antenna.
An company, Crossed Field Antennas LTD, Has filed a comment with the FCC
espousing its advantages:
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6017582994>
This should rustle you from you winter doldrums..
73,
Mike N2MS
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