Topband: Ground conductivity, permittivity measurement
Paul Christensen
w9ac at arrl.net
Tue Oct 2 13:35:37 EDT 2012
> Excellent work, Cristi. A suggestion for this last part of the analysis.
> Rather than look at the vertical angle where the radiation peaks, look at
> the field strength at some chosen low angle, like 10 degrees for various
> soil conditions. Now, we can see a dB value.
But, we're not done there. Next, take that data and compare it against a
surface wave component analysis in 4NEC2 and see where the RF is going at
low elevation angles. The results may be surprising.
Paul, W9AC
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