On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:57:19 -0700, "Caveat Lector"
wrote:

Ha - indeed Richard -- no for home use.
Would the aluminum act as a proper ground plane ?
Like a steel sheet would.

Hi OM,

Sure, to the same degree of your having enough metal to resonate it.
Sometimes even that doesn't matter.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC