Topband: Skywave vs. Earth Conductivity

[Mike Waters]

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73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's the thread:
> "Modeling the proverbial 'vertical on a beach'"
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2014-08/msg00048.html
>
> ...  It's long, but worth the read, IIRC.
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Rich,
>>
>> Based a number of others' experiences that I've read, a vertical that is
>> very close to the ocean has a significant advantage to paths over the
>> ocean, vs. a similar antenna installation that's only a mile (or less)
>> inland. I forget the details, but this was discussed at length on this
>> reflector last year.
>>
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 6:43 AM, Richard Fry <rfry at adams.net> wrote:
>>
>>> There is no visible/useful difference in the radius to that contour over
>>> the ocean than over the land.
>>>
>>
>>
>