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[TowerTalk] DOVETRON Stealth

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Subject: [TowerTalk] DOVETRON Stealth
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:01:00 -0500
At 01:42 AM 3/13/01 -0800, Michael Tope wrote:
...As with any con job, there is a kernel
>of truth to what he is selling - the concept of exciting your house wiring as
>an antenna is reasonably sound. It would be far from an optimum antenna 
>system, but it will radiate. In absence of any other conducting structure,
its 
>probably better than nothing.

Considering how much of consumer electronics RFI results from AC system
pickup, does it really make sense to deliberately couple your transmitter's
output straight to the power line?  For $500?

73, Pete N4ZR
Contesting is!

The World Contest Station Database 
is waiting for your input at
http://www.qsl.net/n4zr 



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