Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.26]) by air-mc03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC034-a8de4c642b8a23a; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:12:42 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id DCF193800010C; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:12:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OjbJB-0000Og-W4 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:11:13 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OjbJB-0000OX-IU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:11:13 +0100 Received: from out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.237]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OjbJA-0002T5-LT for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:11:13 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjQIAMbHY0xcHYSB/2dsb2JhbACPQgOQcGMOvjWFOgSMSw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.55,359,1278284400"; d="scan'208,217";a="320675638" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.29.132.129]) by out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 12 Aug 2010 18:11:05 +0100 Message-ID: <002801cb3a41$560b7db0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:10:59 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.166 Subject: LF: EARTH ANTENNAS Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01CB3A49.B76BCCB0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.4 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d411a4c642b8832d8 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CB3A49.B76BCCB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable These so called Earth antennas are but bodged Beverage systems, wi= res laying on or slightly above ground, staked at one end as opposed= to being terminated with a resistor or left floating. Beverages or bo= dges are useful for Receiving in some cases but USELESS for Transmitti= ng. An Antenna is an elevated wire raised as high as possible above ground= , an Earth is a spike driven into the ground underneath your feet, ba= sic radio theory. G3KEV =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CB3A49.B76BCCB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

These so called Ea= rth antennas=20 are but bodged Beverage systems, wires laying on or slightly above gro= und,=20 staked at one end as opposed to being terminated with a resistor or le= ft=20 floating. Beverages or bodges are useful for Receiving in some cases= but USELESS=20 for Transmitting.

An Antenna is an elevated wire raised= as high=20 as possible above ground, an Earth is a spike driven into the=20 ground underneath your feet, basic radio theory.

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