RE: SSTC - experiments

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com> 


Dave,

One thing *you* are forgetting is that at 200-300kHz, a 4" electrode rod
placed above the top load is an
extremely inefficient radiator.  Its probably negligibly more than what
a SSTC radiates by itself.  To get
efficient transmission of RF power, you need an efficient antenna.  A
1/2 dipole antenna would have to be
2340 feet for 200kHz.  There are other harmonics, but these are buried
quite deeply.

Also, SSTCs radiate quite a bit of RF in general.  When I audio
modulated my coils, I can pick up the transmissions
on my friends HAM set-up (with his huge tower antennas) almost 10 miles
away (flat terrain, no hills, mountains, etc...)

Dan

 > Hi Dan,
 >
 > One thing you missed is that the rods may constitute an
 > antenna, and may
 > bring Uncle Charley for a visit.  Coils are classified as scientific
 > equipment and not transmitters due to no antenna.  Add that
 > antenna and then
 > your in trouble.
 >
 > David E Weiss