Re: Topband: Ground conductivity, permittivity measurement

["Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>]

> Excellent work, Cristi.  A suggestion for this last part of the analysis. 
> Rather than look at the vertical angle where the radiation peaks, look at 
> the field strength at some chosen low angle, like 10 degrees for various 
> soil conditions.  Now, we can see a dB value.
But, we're not done there.  Next, take that data and compare it against a 
surface wave component analysis in 4NEC2 and see where the RF is going at 
low elevation angles.  The results may be surprising.
Paul, W9AC

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