[Lowfer] Tree antennas for LF

[DTX]

Now Bill, how can we make such definitive statements when he forgot to tell
us how far apart they were planted?

Gary WA6DTX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ashlock" <ashlockw@hotmail.com>
To: <lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Tree antennas for LF


> Larry,
>
> >My father planted 1 Elm tree every year for 8 years and they are
> >all in a straight line and range form about 20' to 40' in height now.
> >If I drove a nail into the tallest tree and ran the coax to my
>transmitter
> >would that tree become the driven Elm and the other seven >tress make up
a
> >LOG-periodic ?
>
> No I think you have your logs mixed up. That would be the case if you had
> planted a tree and a half every year and a half. You have natural logs
here
> and the connection should be a complete loop encircling all eight of them
> not to exceed 15M in the vertical and horizontal direction, including
ground
> connection. As usual, the input power to the final stage should not exceed
1
> watt excluding filament supply.
> <G>
> Bill
>
>
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