My favorite Larson E. Rapp article was the one about the buried antenna. He had read in the Antenna Book that every dipole has an "image" antenna an equal distance below ground. So he figured you could just as well put the real antenna under ground and then the image would be up in the air.
I understand that some guy was actually digging up his yard before a buddy clued him in. :=) Al N1AL On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 21:24, Lyle Johnson wrote: > T. David Yarnes wrote: > > Hmmmmmmmmmm! Has Larson E. Rapp been reincarnated in the body of Steven > > G. Katz? > > I think they are 3rd cousins, twice removed. > > Lyle > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com