Return-Path: Received: (qmail 88671 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2005 08:36:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 30 Mar 2005 08:36:59 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1DGYhD-0007PU-VM for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:37:04 +0100 Received: from [192.168.67.2] (helo=ptb-mxcore02.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1DGYgy-0007Jp-Vz for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:36:49 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1DGYgu-000Bjn-33 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:36:44 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1DGYg2-0007Np-5c for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:50 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1DGYg1-0007Ng-KU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:49 +0100 Received: from smtpout15.mailhost.ntl.com ([212.250.162.15] helo=mta05-winn.mailhost.ntl.com) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DGYg0-0000D2-8l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:49 +0100 Received: from aamta04-winn.mailhost.ntl.com ([212.250.162.8]) by mta05-winn.mailhost.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20050330083542.NJFV12099.mta05-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@aamta04-winn.mailhost.ntl.com> for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:42 +0100 Received: from mikedennison ([80.4.116.83]) by aamta04-winn.mailhost.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20050330083542.KZRL1352.aamta04-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@mikedennison> for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:42 +0100 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:35:39 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <424A72EB.19764.56AC59@localhost> In-reply-to: <001301c533a6$e3f37c60$2102000a@ibm> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) Content-description: Mail message body X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: domain of ntlworld.com designates 212.250.162.15 as permitted sender X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: LF: Low long wires Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) > Also interested to know if anyone has experience in using a low > beverage, let's say 400-500m long at 1m heigth as TX antenna. Not > earthed/resistor at the end, just a simple very long wire at 1m > heigth. > Dick, pa4vhf I have used a very long wire at this height when operating portable on a mountaintop in Wales. It works fine as a low-noise receive antenna, but does not work as a Tx antenna. Mike, G3XDV ==========