Corums

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>


> When i was young, about the time of my graduation from high school,
> there was a field in the southern part of windsor ohio, the town where i
> live, that sprang up with 10 or 12 30' poles arranged in a circle of
> around 60'.

> over time, on these poles, was built a wire antenna type array.
> this antenna consisted of a wire strung from the top of each pole to the
> base, somewhat like a very loose bow string. then wire (as i remember
> it) was wound horizontally through these loose bow strings creating a
> column of wire, like a secondary coil, supported by the bow strings and
> held taught by them.

> (I can draw a sketch for those that wish) in the center of the column of
> about 15' and 20' tall, was a small shack. like a ham radio shack?

	Could well have been just that.

> I remember some articles in the local paper about this but do not
> remember the content, i am going to look through the "ashtabula star
> beacon" archives for the years of 1984 - 1989 and will report as soon as
> i get some info. the online archives only go back five years.
 
> The point of my story is that while at the NEO TESLATHON, harvey noris
> handed me a book called " CHAPTER TWELVE,,, VACUUM TUBE TESLA COILS"
> written by
> James F. Corum, PH.D.  and
> Kenneth L. Corum
> I was absolutely astounded to read that it was published by:
> CORUM AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
> 8551 STATE RT. 534
> WINDSOR,  OHIO
>        44099

> ????? I could not believe it, The Corum brothers had lived in windsor at
> one time?????

	Dr Corum's PhD is in E Mag, specifically, he specializes in
	antenna design.
 
	There is a quasi similar array near here, nothing particularly
	unusual, such a description fits any number of electrically
	steerable arrays.  Or it could have been something else..

	best
	dwp