On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:53:49 +0800, Dan Jacobson
wrote:

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...age/view1.html
got me thinking about all those long AC wires to the pumps on the
farm. When not in use they could instead be used as antennas, eh?
One would use a double knife switch of course to make sure AC would
supposedly never get to our transceiver.

Hi Dan,

As Dave says, "dangerous."

Instead, loop couple to the run and take what you can get.


Say, would water in long plastic pipes count as an antenna? I suppose
it would have to be rather impure water.

No. In spite of the supposed conductivity of salt water, it is not,
and fresh water even less (even if impure). You would do better
trying to load a coal seam.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC