On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:59:34 -0000, "Mike Kaliski"
wrote:

Your points are well made although some of the first transmitting and
receiving antennae were parallel plates coupled across a spark gap. From
photographs I have seen, they look to be resonant somewhere in the current
VHF band, not that it was of any consequence as the experiments were only
conducted across about 8 feet. Could have just been magnetic induction
coupling from the transmitting and receiving coils... Now there's an idea
for a novel antenna.

Hi Mike,

Quite true as to band and dimensions. However, those are balanced
(dare I say in equilibrium?) in comparison to all capacitor and no
inductance with currents bucking each other.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC