Topband: Resistances Of Buried Radials

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Wed, 21 Nov 2001 05:03:16 -0800


>In John ON4UN's book he has a table of equivalent resistances of buried
>radial systems. Does anyone have a more detailed table or info then in the
>book? I would like to be able to model verticals/L/s/T's with five, ten,
>twenty, etc. 1/8 wave and 1/4 wave radials.Any help would be appreciated.
>
//   As I understand it, according to U.S. Army research in the early 
1950s, HF current disappears rapicly below the surface of garden-variety 
soil. According to resistance measurements on this acre, the soil is 
fairly resistive.  Thus, weak signal enthusiasts should bury their 
radials deep to enhance the weakness of their signal.  

cheers, Thomas

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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