[TowerTalk] trees as antennas

[Tom Osborne]

HI Dan

Wouldn't that much wire radiate something??  How do you tell if the tree is 
radiating or just the coil.  73
Tom W7WHY



>> Many years ago, Electronics magazine had a picture of an experiment to
>> use a tree as a vertical antenna. The RF was coupled to the tree with an
>> air core toroid. It looked like a coiled spring, possibly 6 inches in
>> diameter,wrapped around the tree at about 3 or 4 feet above ground.
>
>
> Here's one online:
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> http://w5jgv.com/tree_antenna/index.htm