wrote:

The ham bands go to 250 GHz; how long would that wire be?

You might check with John Price -- he has one of the old L planes and is trying
to get the radio gear working. He says he can use it as a ham operator. IIRC
from "Fate is the Hunter", the antennae used there were about 250' long. John's
site is
http://home.att.net/~jm.price .

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.