[Antennas] Tesla antenna?

[Haines Brown]

> >I grew up in Manhattan, which still ran on DC thanks to
> >Edison. When TV came in, we had to get an alternator to convert the
> >DC to AC. I don't recall when Manhattan went over to AC, but my
> >vague sense is that it was around the end of WWII. Anyone know for
> >sure?
> 
> I hope you meant this a tongue and cheek...It was about 1922 when
> the last of the DC came out of NYC for general use...There was some
> DC still being used in the city up to WW2 on the trolly system.

No, honest! Perhaps I was located in an exceptional area (111th and
Amsterdam), but we did in fact have to get an alternator to support the
TV. DC in a sense was also used for the NYT trucks, if I recall
correctly.  

> The coil primary was generated using a rotary spark gap to increase
> the frequency of the voltage.  Was great fun but you sure ached all
> over when done as it felt like you had been hit by softballs.

I guess the FCC will have to come knocking at your door, too ;-)

Haines KB1GRM