ml wrote:

just read a article someplace about a new conductive paint that is going
to be used by different sources (pvt/mil) to in effect paint an antenna
on a surface. once such use was an 'orbiting' blimp , planes etc to
repete signals


ok so i wonder my roof has a flat brick wall it's 40ft tall 40ft wide

if i painted a antenna design think i'd get any useful performance in at
least one direction?

unf it didn't state any spec's but it's commercial


just really thinking out louad how a antenna w/little profile but
otherwise large surfacce area might work

Actually if the paint is continuous in it's conductivity there is no
reason why a painted antenna picture would not work. Tuning it might be
problematic but would work.
Try it and report back.

Dave WD9BDZ

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"David G. Nagel" wrote:

ml wrote:

just read a article someplace about a new conductive paint that is going
to be used by different sources (pvt/mil) to in effect paint an antenna
on a surface. once such use was an 'orbiting' blimp , planes etc to
repete signals


ok so i wonder my roof has a flat brick wall it's 40ft tall 40ft wide

if i painted a antenna design think i'd get any useful performance in at
least one direction?

unf it didn't state any spec's but it's commercial


just really thinking out louad how a antenna w/little profile but
otherwise large surfacce area might work

Actually if the paint is continuous in it's conductivity there is no
reason why a painted antenna picture would not work. Tuning it might be
problematic but would work.
Try it and report back.

Dave WD9BDZ

the bricks have been recently waterproffed, thou i guess they will still
be soggy after a strong rain guess i'd just have to add a small amount
of paint, and keep painting till swr etc are where it need to be to make
resonant if it even works

sounds like a fun experiment can't wait to snag some paint

Dave WD9BDZ

the bricks have been recently waterproffed, thou i guess they will still
be soggy after a strong rain guess i'd just have to add a small amount
of paint, and keep painting till swr etc are where it need to be to make
resonant if it even works

sounds like a fun experiment can't wait to snag some paint

If you paint a yagi on the roof, how do you intend on rotating the building?

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Silfax wrote:

Dave WD9BDZ

the bricks have been recently waterproffed, thou i guess they will still
be soggy after a strong rain guess i'd just have to add a small amount
of paint, and keep painting till swr etc are where it need to be to make
resonant if it even works

sounds like a fun experiment can't wait to snag some paint

If you paint a yagi on the roof, how do you intend on rotating the building?

my original post specified one direction , figured that's until i can
rotate the building easily

but if the antenna of this type worked well /was practical past the
experiment stage wich was also specified as the point...

then a better way would be to just paint 4 , one for each side and use
a coax switch yeah thats cool