>
>measures wrote:
>
>>? During the 1950s, the US Army discovered that HF only penetrates a few
>>inches into moist soil The need for a long ground that hits the water
>>table is yet another old wives's tale of ham radio. The lowest Z HF gnd
>>is large, flat, and near the surface.
>
>And an old wives tale of the commercial communication industry as well,
>huh Rich?
>
>Of course if the soil is "moist" there is no problem with the ground as
>moist soil provides the lossy conductivity one needs. But what if the
>soil isn't moist?
Like the floor of a blimp hangar, where it never rains. .
> Getting down to the ground water is ......
...... an old wives' tale.
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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