On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 23:40:31 -0400, "Tarmo Tammaru"
wrote:


"Nick C" wrote in message
...
.............About that tree question though... that one threw me. I
thought for sure,
if the tree was wet (which will be about 99% of the time from now on)...
would 'remove' the energy from any signal hitting the wire..? The
reception
quality with aspect to it's wavelength makes sense, and I understand
that............................................. ..................

Nick,

My 75 meter antenna goes through several tree branches. Never saw any change
in SWR, wet or dry.

I have two 80 meter slopers. They are identical except for position.
The were even cut together and use identical (hopefully) baluns.

The tuning is quite different when I move away from resonance. One
runs through trees and the other is over an open yard.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

Tam/WB2TT