Claude Frantz wrote:

Some years ago experiments have be done using trees as antennas. Where
can I find references about ? Do fellows here known about the results ?

Claude

If you feed it with fertilizers containing lots of metallic elements, you should
end up with a tall metallic pole with built in radials (the roots). You should be able
to gamma match it by placing a metallic spike at the appropriate height.
You can trim the branches, however leaving them in place should provide a great deal
more bandwidth. When you move, just cut down the tree, but save a few cuttings
so that you can grow an antenna farm at the new location. With careful
spacing, you might be able to produce some great arrays. I don't know about
feeding them with open wire line, but surely Cecil with find a way. You might
even be able to sell some of the antenna cuttings on e-bay!

Irv VE6BP
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