[BC] RF absorption by foliage

[Rob Atkinson]

I can add a little bit but not much--i heard years ago that the Army 
experimented with this (using a tree for an antenna) for the advantages of 
ease of setup and a tree makes a great camoflauged(sp?) antenna.   as far as 
i know, it never went anywhere, at least i never heard of it being used when 
i was on active duty in the sig. corps.  the method i heard about involved 
simply driving a spike into the tree and giving it RF.

rob atkinson


From: DHultsman5 at aol.com
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Subject: Re: [BC] RF absorption by foliage
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:51:16 EST


In a message dated 11/1/2005 1:09:05 AM Central Standard Time,
mrfixit at min.midco.net writes:

Other  articles I've seen use
 > the shunt method (feed attached to a nail/spike  in the trunk).




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Was that actually a shunt wire feed or  was it a slant wire  antenna.  There
is a difference.

Would like to see more about this.

Dave

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