Jay wrote:
I put the ball to a metal grinder and I could easily see an outer F layer
and then the E layer.

Hehhhhhh

That little ball is a magnet. It's what actually attracts and catches
those snippets of radio wave that are hovering all around you.

See? That's why coat-hangers never work as antennas.



And supposedly aluminium can be used to amplify certain wavelengths.
Which is why tin-foil wads on the ionosphere also improve reception.

--
Steph (Bridge and Tunnel for Sale) Weil

SW,

Coat Hanger make great Antenna for Walking About.

Leave the Coat Hanger in the Coat.

Put the Coat-on.

Put a Radio in the Breast-Pocket of the Coat.

Attach a short little Wire from the Radio to the CoatHanger.

You Got Radio ! ~ RHF
[ But it can be a Pain-in-the-Back :-]

its actually the anti-ion-sphere if you want to get technical.