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Re: [TowerTalk] vertical antenna ground loss

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] vertical antenna ground loss
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:37:36 -0800
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:51 -0500, Richards wrote:

>The higher frequencies have shorter dipoles, and shorter
>wavelengths above Earth, so it is easier to put up a low, but
>effective dipole on a high frequency band, but very hard to do
>that on a low frequency band, because the half wave is so long.

That's certainly part of it, but it's NOT the whole story. I'm 
convinced that the polarization issue I cited is a big factor. 

73,

Jim K9YC


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