[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Re: Antenna tricks

[Peter Gottlieb]

What gradient would be required to reliably kill dragonflies?  Not that I want 
to do that, just curious as to what kid of a field would have that effect.



Brian Clarke wrote:
> Hi Mac,
> 
> I think we have to take a bit of time to convert fairy tales into reality, here.
> 
> Lighting neon and other fluorotubes works because the tube is sufficiently 
> long for a striking Voltage to be reached - probably about 70 Volts.
> 
> In my estimation, a dragon fly isn't long enough for any appreciable 
> Voltage to be generated.
> 
> 73 de Brian, VK2GCE.
> 
> Mac said:
>   One time, a dragonfly lit at the top of the antenna
>   at a parking lot.  The 75m output of the Gonset
>   G-77A into that antenna truly turned said bug into
>   a "crispy critter."
> 
>   Mac, K2GKK/5
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