On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:55:16 GMT, "COLIN LAMB"
wrote:

The 1/4 mile trailing wire works very well if you put a tin can and a button
on the end.

And, the old story is that if some part of the aircraft is still on the
ground it is not flying, which means you do not need pilot's license. Then,
the problem is that if you are not flying a real plane, you do not have an
automatic aircraft radio license. Since you do not have a radio license,
the tin can will work to talk to the ground. Just circle around a point so
that the end stays at the same point, so you can talk to the guy on the
ground.

This would work especially well during a lightning storm at night, because
the guy on ground will become a beacon as well.

The military even experimented with underground antennas. You might try one
of those on your aircraft.

Colin


Your whole idea is rediculous! nonsense! I'm seriously trying to
improve 2-way radio reception and transmission. They only allow a
miserly 5 watts or so of power for light plane transmitters, so we
have to be creative. The trailing antenna will give us radio power
like an airliner has.