[Lowfer] Experimental antenna?

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:32:07 -0500

Hi Pat,

Welcome aboard! I thought London Ontario could hold only one Lowfer. Do you 
know Mitch Powell?

About the earth antenna: This is one of the types used for VLF - so rest 
easy; you weren't being spoofed. It's not an efficient antenna but none are 
when the antenna size is an incredibly small percentage of a wave length. I 
don't know of anyone who has successfully used an earth antenna at typical 
US Lowfer frequencies, 160-190kHz, but don't tempt me :~) . I know some have 
experimented with these below 9kHz where no FCC regulations, including 
power, currently exist.

Bill Ashlock
Beacon WA
185.300

>From: Patrick MacKinnon <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Lowfer] Experimental antenna?
>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:21:53 -0500
>
>I've been a ham for 15 years, but very new to this list, and will probably
>brew up a lowfer transmitting rig/antenna this summer. Forgive this newbie
>question, but:
>
>Has anyone tried water drilling two parallel copper pipes into the earth 
>and
>using this as a transmitting antenna? It just seems to me that would be a
>very effective way of inducing LF currents into the ground. (A fellow ham
>told me he recently attended a club presentation on VLF and he stated the
>earth itself carries the signal. Is this true or did he mis-hear 
>something?)
>[or am I so far off base here I'm in for the flaming of a lifetime?
>remember: please be kind, I'm new to this! :)  ]
>
>Thanks!
>Pat, VE3PMK
>London, ON, Canada

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