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Re: [RTTY] Topband: Antennas in trees

To: Gedking@aol.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Topband: Antennas in trees
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:10:46 -0800
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:23:12 EST, Gedking@aol.com wrote:

>Any induced voltage induced in a metal tower is a short to ground,

------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------

Not necessarily. It depends on the length of the tower in wavelengths.
At various frequencies the tower might look like a director, a
reflector, a resonant parasitic element, an open circuit or something
in between any of those. 

Your statement is much too broad to be accurate.

73, Bill W6WRT
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