[TenTec] OT: New Bleeding-Edge Antenna Technology

[rick@dj0ip.de]

I was surprised to learn that here in Germany few people use copper ground rods.
Instead they use Galvanized Steel stakes.

You guys can laugh (I hope) at my cutting edge antennas but as I said, I almost always only write about things I have actually done; I don't like to speculate.

I actually built one back in 1980, similar to "Bleeding Hell" antenna shown on my web site.
I was on a motorbike trip and had my Argonaut with me, but in my rush to pack an go, I forgot to take wire for the long wire antenna.  Found a barbdwire fence that was down already so I borrowed some barbed wire and built the antenna.

Waste of time.  The thing was a dummy load, almost.  I guess RF just doesn't like galvanized Autobahns.  

That said, it surprises me that Germans use Galvanized ground stakes.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)



-----Original Message-----
From: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi [mailto:dukeshifi at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 4:45 PM
To: wb5jnc at centurytel.net; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Cc: rick at dj0ip.de
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: New Bleeding-Edge Antenna Technology

Do you think this might have the added benefit of reducing theft of Copper wire from antenna installations?

If so, when can I place my order?

A structure like this would have prevented the local street urchins from pulling my ground rods out of the ground.

The joke was om them though, they were simply Copper plated steel, worth about $0.50 each as scrap metal! That’s a lot of work for $1.50 total payback!

Gary

W0DVN



> On Apr 1, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Al Gulseth <wb5jnc at centurytel.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry Rick, I'm going to swipe your idea and get it right into 
> production. The local farm supply store has lots of rolls of "bobbed wahr" cheap HI HI!!
> 
> 73 es TNX for the laugh, Al
> 
> On Fri April 1 2016 2:52:03 am rick at dj0ip.de wrote:
>> The lack of snow this year has enabled us to be active over the 
>> Winter months.
>> 
>> We have developed a new cutting edge antenna technology that is sure 
>> to sharpen our contest scores and DX competitiveness.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm discussing with Con (my boss) to see if we can show this on our 
>> Spiderbeam Booth in Friedrichshafen.
>> 
>> Unfortunately it won't be ready in time for Dayton.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> See:  http://www.dj0ip.de/cutting-edge-ant/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Remember, this is only under consideration at this time.
>> 
>> If we get enough resonance, we may productize this technology.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Rick,  D J 0 Im Possible
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> PS:  Please share this with any and all other groups you are a member of.
>> Tnx
>> 
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