[Antennas] Studies of propagation and signal strength of aviation antennas

[rbethman]

  You may also want to look at:

<http://www.the-crankshaft.info/2010/04/electronicreconnaissanceobservation.html>

Specifically the lower part of the page describing the EC Sentry 
aircraft.  They use trailing wire antennas.

Bob - N0DGN

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> On 6/26/2010 12:57 PM, Henry Mei'l's wrote:
>> Rule of thumb says the higher the better - so I'd like to see HF 
>> radio communication studies/statistics for airborne-to-ground.
>> Also, were trailed wire antennas (much) better tha fuelsage mounted 
>> ones?
>>
>> No doubt the military and commercial airlines did this kind of study 
>> back when HF was common in aircraft communications.
>>
>> I've worked very few airborne stations, and didn't listen very often 
>> to aviation HF channels, so I can't judge.
>>
>> vy 73, Henry OZ1UF-OU5T  Cph.
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