Topband: Ground Conductivity

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Ahhh .......but what about vertical antennas with elevated radials ?????

On 3/24/2020 1:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 3/23/2020 9:05 PM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
>> Excellent skin depth reference here:
>>
>> www.antennasbyn6lf.com/files/ground_skin_depth_and_wavelength.pdf
> Rudy is a great reference for anything he's chosen to study. An 
> excellent engineer and scientist.
>>
>> Ground characteristics are much more significant for vertical 
>> polarization
>> than for horizontal polarization.
>
> I'll take that one step farther -- VERY significant for vertical 
> polarized antennas, but hardly matters for horizontal antennas. With 
> horizontal antennas, what matters most is electrical rigging height 
> (and, of course, terrain).
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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