[TenTec] In praise of older technology

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

If Franklin used his setup to communicate over a distance with a second
point, then I agree with you.  But I am unaware of him ever doing that.  I'm
not an expert on history but I do enjoy reading old articles about the
beginning of our hobby and I never read anything to that effect about
Franklin.  

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:55 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology

Rick,

Not trying to start something.....but....The only difference between us 
and Franklin is frequency and power.   At least those of us with verticals.

John
WA1JG


On 2/24/2014 3:27 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Doug, I think you've been hanging out with Mahlon Loomas too long!
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> And for those of you who can't remember who he was, it might be worth 
> your while to look it up.
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> I bet most of you didn't even know that wireless communications was 
> invented by a DENTIST!
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> Yes, he also invented the very first Aerial, although some might argue 
> it was Benjamin Franklin.
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> Franklin only used the kite wire to capture electricity; Loomas used 
> it as an Aerial to send and receive signals.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahlon_Loomis
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> Though his patent for a wireless telegraph was in 1872, as I recall he 
> discovered this about 4 years earlier.  Hard to remember exactly.  I 
> was just a young whipper snapper back then.
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> So guys, take it from me; next time you're having problems with your 
> antenna, don't ask an engineer, consult your dentist!
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> Hey, I oughta know... I work for an antenna company!
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> ;-)
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> What does all of this have to do with Doug's comment?
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> Everything.
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> Mahlon discovered that if he made the length of the wire of the TX and 
> RX aerial the exact same length, communications was much more 
> reliable.  Thus you might conclude that the length of wire was determining
the frequency.
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> But that's not quite accurate.
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> Actually it was transmitting on (almost) all frequencies, but only 
> efficiently radiating into the ether on the wavelength associated with 
> the length of his aerial.  So specifically, the aerial, not the 
> transmitter, determined the frequency being radiated into the distant 
> ether.  In the near field, a broad frequency spectrum was being radiated.
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> ... at least that's my understanding of what was happening.
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> Then again, how would I know?
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> I'm neither an engineer nor a dentist!
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> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
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> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug 
> Reid Back when I started out, we used a spark generator and the 
> frequency was determined by the length of our antenna......
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