Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11656 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2000 05:55:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by dimple.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 30 Mar 2000 05:55:57 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12aXkk-0003yz-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 06:44:22 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from rabacal.direct.ca ([199.60.229.8]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12aXkd-0003yQ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 06:44:15 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from whi-53-0131.direct.ca ([204.244.87.31]) by rabacal.direct.ca with smtp (Exim 2.12 #7) id 12aXkP-0005RG-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:44:02 -0800 X-Sender: eldridge@direct.ca X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Bob Eldridge" Subject: Re: LF: Amp metres Message-ID: Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:44:02 -0800 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: >An amateur regulatory constraint of 1 watt eirp limit starts to bite in >to the transmitter power budget for taller (more efficient) antenna >systems. > Bites in even more with a smaller antenna surely! Didn't Dud Charman's indoor antenna circus demonstrate the truth of the axiom that a small antenna has the same radiation pattern as a very small antenna? Maybe a decommissioned Decca site could be better used to demonstrate the efficacy of passive reradiation from an adjacent tower. Bob VE7BS (ex-G3AGQ)