Re: without wires?

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

"Unfortunately, Tesla's use of the ionosphere is another one of those
urban
myths that just won't die, even though it has been "buried" several
times
on this list.
      Tesla describes in patent No. 645,576 using the upper region of the
troposphere (approx.10-15 miles high) as his conduction layer."

	Yes, and he proposes supplying the power necessary to keep the layer
conducting from the input to his  "antenna" connection.  He further
states that this power would be at most a few horsepower.  My
calculations lead me to suspect it would be at least a few million times
greater.  Try your own calculations.

Ed