On 14 Feb, 04:28, Denny wrote:
Art,
I am convinced that you are experimenting in an area of antenna
practices that has been neglected... I am always interested in
advances on the art and practice of antennas... You hereby offered the
opportunity to drop by my qth with your reduced size 160 antenna... If
transportation is a problem I will fly my airplane to your area and
bring you back to Michigan, or arrange other transportation for you at
my expense...
I will personally mount your antenna at the top of a 150 foot tower
and we can measure the near field intensity and far field signal
strength developed by the antenna, compared to my normal size antennas
which are off another tower at a distance .. *I am sure I can convince
a few of the regulars on here to be on the band and be ready to
participate with signal strength measurements, spectrum analyzers,
etc... *This would form an excellent basis for an article for you to
publish - complete with reports from third parties - on a major
advance in the theory and practice of antennas...

If I am not convenient to you then I suspect that W8JI or others would
offer a similar testing range and I still would be happy to provide
transportation just to be a part of an exciting new chapter in radio
experimentation...

cordially,
denny - k8do

That is very kind of you but there is no need for any all out effort
regarding travel. What I will do is look around for some copper scraps
and make one for you and use the normal mail. Since I will probably
be
using scrap that I can find my guess is that it would behove you to
use
500 watts or less for your playing around.
I will send it off about 14 days or less from now and hopefully the
weather will be warmer for you.If I don't find any scraps then I will
send the one on the tower even tho it is not of the optimum design use
can use it as is on different bands. At the moment I am making one
that
can fit into a trouser pocket so that may be the one you get.
Best regards
Art Unwin