On 17/08/2017 23:24, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Gareth's Downstairs Computer
writes
Balloons and kites we've had, but what of drones to
hold the wire antenna aloft?

Ok, I hear you say about battery life, but taking
my cue from the Tesla / Edison wars, the AC / DC
arguments for transmitting power over long distances ...


''' what if the antenna were to be made from a bifilar
wire, bell flex or twin kevlar for lightness, with your
RF fed in parallel to both conductors, but superimposed
on the pair as separate wires, say, 20kV at 5kHz to
be transformed and "rectumfried" once it reaches the drone?

Then, you would not even need 2G4Hz control, it could be
superimposed of the HVAC.

Just an idea ...

I have already suggested 'aerial powering' in RSGBTech. Use twin wire
aerial, and feed DC power (via chokes) up it to the drone.

Pointless referring to a resource controlled by Adolf Reay.