"TOM WALKER" bravely wrote to "WAYNE CHIRNSIDE" (06 Jul
05  07:06:00)
 --- on the heady topic of "Re: Antenna"

 WC>->  They why do Battery Radios work so well?

 WC>Because they have a balanced antenna, you know those ferrite type
 WC>things with the windings on them.


 TW> We are talking about a VHF Weather Radio. you cannot use a Ferrite
 TW> antenna at frequnecies that high.
 TW> Actualy though the RF ground is really of most importance with
 TW> Transmiters.

IIRC before the advent of digital synthesized tuners in car radios,
tuning was done using inductive coils into which a ferrite piston
would be inserted or extracted, instead of the usual tuning capacitor.

 M*i*k*e

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