[Elecraft] cobweb antenna

[David Woolley (E.L)]

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

The near field (basically within the range where it follows an inverse
cube law) can be predominantly magnetic or predominantly electric in
nature. Whilst the ratio of electric and magnetic fields in the far
field is constrained to 377 ohms per square, that is not true in the
near field.

> 
> No.  If the field is not able to couple to nearby objects, it is not
> able to radiate (couple to) distant receivers.  The statement flies
> completely in the face of physics.
> 
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David Woolley
Registered owner of K2 06123