Re: Antenna link

From: Watson A.Name - \ (NOSPAM_at_dslextreme.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:36:39 -0800

"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:kbi3t05ldli3fvr20fejg0pvu4i2o4nk9h@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:39:30 -0330, "Terry" <tsanford@nf.sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >> 12.5 mm is 0.4921259 inches on this planet ...... snipped .........
> >>
> >Nope: Ignoring the banter. It's 4.9 inches!
>
> No it isn't...12.5 cm is 4.9-whatever inches.
>
> Tom

Well, the way I figured it is 3x10^8 / 2.45x10^9 = .12245 meters =
12.245 CM

.12245 * 39.37 = 4.82 inches.

Of course, that xdoesn't take into account that the speed of light is a
bit less in the antenna, so it's maybe 5% too long.