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Re: Goubou line, "G-line" (was Tesla Coil RF Transmitter)



Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

G-line is not a simple wire.  It has a dielectric coating (usually
polyethylene) on the outside and the launchers establish a radial
electric field which then propagates with low loss on the outside of the
highly conducting center conductor to the receiving "launcher".  Can't
imagine any such action with the earth because it's so lossy and the
dielectric constant of the atmosphere is indistinguishable from one.

Ed