Re: VLF: yet another kite-ant design

["Mike.WE0H" <we0h@gmx.com>]

That's the solution for those fellows with tall towers... One big TX 
loop, mad power...hi hi
Where do we buy those balloons???

Mike
WE0H/8



Alexander S. Y wrote:
> Dear LF,
>
> let's describe yet another kite-ant design for 9 kHz. Let it be trianle
> loop elevated by a kite up to 100m. Base of triangle (parallel to earth) 
> assumed as 200m, height -- 100m, wire -- 2mm diameter cupper wire. Then DC
> resistance is 2.8 Ohm. There is some skin-effect (not strong)  with such a
> wire. This is why let's increase resistance to 5 Ohm. With such an ANT one
> should supplay ABT 18A into loop to radiate 1 mW on 9 kHz. This yelds 1.5
> kW of TX PWR -- not too much. Advanance is that there is no very high
> voltage with such an antenna and huge coil is needless (but condensor
> should be used). By the way similar  ANT easy can get RU6LA without a
> kite:-) Are you there, Ed?
>
> Regards,
> Alexander/RA9MB