Author: Eduardo Araujo via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 21:57:30 +0000 (UTC)
Hello Richard, and all Topbanders, I am not going to discuss the accuracy of what Brown, Epstein and Lewis found, only I am just curious about one thing.. Everytime I measured my radials with a curre
The Brown, Lewis and Epstein study (BL&E) was most likely done over very uniform, and over pretty good dirt for RF. I would trust your measurements as far more typical of ham circumstances. A few yea
Heading back to the states in a few minutes. Quickly, wondering if one could measure antenna currents in the vertical portion of antenna with a pickup loop at various heights and compare with measuri
Author: Eduardo Araujo via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:08:46 +0000 (UTC)
"A specific description from you about the ground used for radials would be very interesting. 73, Guy K2AV" Guy and all, Unfortunately the only data about terrain is almost flat far
"Laying on the ground" could mean anything from laying directly on dirt to top of the grass 5 cm above the dirt. That is a wide swing in VF. 73, Guy K2AV _________________ Topband Reflector Archives
Yes, and as W8JI has observed more than once, skin depth at 160M can be tens of meters, and in many locations is probably a variable. 73, Jim K9YC _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http: