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Subject: TopBand: soil conductivity
From: w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 06:19:50 +0000
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> Date:          Thu, 26 Mar 1998 10:04:55 -0500 (EST)

> Tom that agrees right on the nose with the ARRL Antenna Manual ( 17th
> Edition here) ground conductivity chart. Most of GA  is rated at 4 mS/m
> on the chart wheras my QTH is listed as 1 mS/m.
> 
> Would you agree that  chart is at least a good starting place to begin
> ground system planning?

It would certainly be much better than sticking two rods in the very 
top layer and measuring the surface at near-dc frequencies.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com

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