[Towertalk] RF & Elec Earth Measuring

[W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)]

> First, there is no such thing as an rf ground.  (time to put on the
> asbestos underware!)  Any RF you generate is looking for a path back
> to where it came from.  

RF (like lightning) looks for an "electrical mass" to flow into, and 
the return path can be via induction fields (which include 
"capacitance" or charge distribution effects).

It is the "invisible paths" that make it difficult to picture what is 
actually going on.
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com