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Subject: [AMPS] Ground rods?
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 21:20:45 +0100
At 01:35 PM 10/8/99 -0700, measures wrote:
>>>On the other hand, moist soil also improves reflections that result in 
>>>cancellation.  
>>
>>Nope to both.
>>
>>"The effect of ground reflection on antenna performance is dramatic.  
>
>?  Would dry sand increase or decrease ground reflection over moist soil?

My understanding, based on Leeson and uncontradicted by other sources (so
far), is that the nature of the soil below the discontinuity is essentially
irrelevant, at HF.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 

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