Impedance measurements of Deception Island as a natural very‐low‐frequency antenna
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 14 (1) , 19-26
- https://doi.org/10.1029/rs014i001p00019
Abstract
In 1960 I suggested that Deception Island, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, might serve as a useful naturally resonant VLF slot antenna. Connection across the island was subsequently made and impedance measurements were obtained. Contrary to theoretical predictions by Galejs and by Staras, a strong resonance was obtained. However, it occurred at 9.5 kHz, rather than at 5 kHz as anticipated. This is ascribed to a short, low cut through one of the arms of the island which otherwise range from 500 to 1000 ft high. A composite transmission line model is constructed to represent the data. A first approximation to the efficiency suggests that it is in the range of 10–25%.Keywords
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