Jay wrote:
I put the ball to a metal grinder and I could easily see an outer F layer
and then the E layer.

Hehhhhhh

That little ball is a magnet. It's what actually attracts and catches
those snippets of radio wave that are hovering all around you.

See? That's why coat-hangers never work as antennas.



And supposedly aluminium can be used to amplify certain wavelengths.
Which is why tin-foil wads on the ionosphere also improve reception.

--
Steph (Bridge and Tunnel for Sale) Weil