"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
Forget about the feasibility of this question for the moment.
Could a column of mercury inside a tube of glass be used as an
antenna?
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73, Cecil, W5DXP



Yes, of course, but make mine copper, please.

Material Resistivity r(ohm m)

Silver 1.59
Copper 1.68
Aluminum 2.65
Tungsten 5.6
Iron 9.71
Platinum 10.6
Lead 22
Mercury 98



Incidentally, Keith Monk used to make a tone arm with mercury contacts.
(For those of you who don't recognize the term "tone arm" it was a device
used in the playing of "records".)

73
H.
NQ5H