Topband: Fw: Modeling the proverbial "vertical on a beach"

[k1fz]

  Also, KFI can be heard
> at noon in the SF Bay Area on ground wave, but the same
> cannot be said of KGO in the LA area.  I would concede that
> KGO seems to have the superior ground wave signal across
> the bay on the peninsula vs other SF bay area stations.
>
> Rick N6RK

Over the years, transmitted signals have been noted to peak toward the 
ground/salt water conductivity. Another way to look at it is;
loss is toward the highest ground resistance.

73
Bruce-K1FZ