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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It&#8217;s a thing of beauty ;-)<br>
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Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> melbwireless-bounces@wireless.org.au
[mailto:melbwireless-bounces@wireless.org.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jason Clarke<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 23 December 2008 4:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Melbourne Wireless<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Massive antenna !<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Indeed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://shell.evildruid.net/antennas/">http://shell.evildruid.net/antennas/</a>&nbsp;(hope
it works, dns for the domain is buggered)</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My
grandfathers property in Wedderburn. Forget his callsign.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jason</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----
Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:hannah@tinfoilhat.net"
title="hannah@tinfoilhat.net">hannah commodore</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:melbwireless@melbournewireless.org.au"
title="melbwireless@melbournewireless.org.au">Melbourne Wireless</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, December
23, 2008 2:11 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [MLB-WIRELESS]
Massive antenna !<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Jason Hecker wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>

<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>I've seen some big satellite dishes, but never an antenna this shape,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>that's this big!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote>

<pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre>There are quite a few poking up in backyards - once you see one you start<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>seeing them all around the place.&nbsp; Alas, they can't be used to beam your<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>WiFi link 500km.<o:p></o:p></pre>

<p class=MsoNormal>And you have to be careful, as amateur radio antennas tend
to multiply.. One can quickly end up with a farm. <o:p></o:p></p>

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