[TowerTalk] Plastic Antenna

[David Robbins]

Its out there...  or at least the precursors for it:
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=364418&tag=1
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=180351
http://teramobile.org/publications/hv_ol.pdf
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080414082517.htm
http://iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/4/1/361/fulltext
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-Trigger-Lightning-with-Laser-Beam-83301.shtml

The actual mechanics of making a sustainable atmospheric pressure plasma that is stable enough to use as an antenna is much harder, though it has been tried if you search hard enough.  of course the biggest problem is that you don't want to do it outside because its kind of hard to stop the beam where you want it to, and you really wouldn't want things like birds flying through your antenna!


May 19, 2011 09:14:59 AM, n3ox at n3ox.net wrote:

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM, johne tds.net wrote:

> Was hoping some one has developed a laser with conductivity in the
> beam of light


You need a REALLY big laser for that. :D
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