Topband: Ground mounted 1/2 wave

[Richard Fry]

Carl wrote:
>My point all along is that ground losses change the shape of the main lobe 
>curve at low elevations and reduce signal levels there.

Just to note that NEC4 analyses of the fields of the elevation plane pattern 
from a monopole using a set of buried radial ground wires show essentially 
the same pattern shape at a distance of 0.1 km for a wide range of earth 
conditions.

See 
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rfry-100/Monopole_Low_Angle_Radiation.jpg