[TenTec] OT: New Bleeding-Edge Antenna Technology

[Duane Calvin]

There's leftover?  :-)

Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
ac5aa at ac5aa.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of denton sprague
Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 10:41 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: New Bleeding-Edge Antenna Technology

seems like I read somewhere that they pour leftover german beer around the ground rods there
> On Apr 1, 2016, at 7:52 AM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
> 
> 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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