On 26 Sep 2006 01:30:44 -0700, "
wrote:

Some years ago, there was an article in QST about using trees as
antenna. There was a sort of toroidal winding in the air, the tree
beeing in the center. If I remember well, the article reported
experiences in the army.

Do you remember ? Can you give me more information ?

Thanks a lot !

Hi OM,

There was some discussion of this in this group about 8 - 10 years
ago. Most thought it was absurd. Some thought it was possible. None
considered it very effective. One reported experience (and he was
thoroughly mocked). The tree was treated as a vertical radiator, and
was fed against ground and into a nail to penetrate to the conductive
fiber. Some form of matching was generally necessary.

The absence of discussion in the intervening years would suggest this
idea is not one to be taken very seriously.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC