Re: Using a Tree as an RF Ground?

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

There was a discussion on killing trees a week or so ago.  The currents
would travel in the thin fragile living layer at the surface of the tree
and may very well kill it.  Fairly innocent strikes to tree branches appear
to kill the branches very easily.

Cheers,

	Terry
 

At 08:48 AM 8/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Whats the feasibility of using a tree as an RF Ground.  Figure the roots go
>deep in the ground, spread out pretty good.  The internal part of the tree
>would be conductive.  Just get a metal copper band around the base of the
>tree, and hammer 6 inch copper nails around the outside of this band . . . 
>
>
>Hmmm . . . .   ;)
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>Dan
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