Rich Griffiths wrote:
(C'mon, Cecil. You knew the answer to your question, didn't you? ;-) )

Actually, I had never thought about it. I assumed that any
conductor would radiate.

I've been working on a particle beam that ionizes 33 feet
of air for use as an efficient mobile antenna on 40m. Have
I been wasting my time?
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com