[TowerTalk] K8UR wire 4-SQR characteristics vs 1/4 vertical array design from N0AH

[Steve Maki]

"Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com> wrote:

>It's been my experience that NEC tends, for some reason, to under-
>estimate these losses. In actual dipole measurements made by 
>Haagn-Barker over 30 mS/m soil, the error was about 4 dB or so at 
>.05 wl height compared to a model on NEC-2. 

I had always bought into the popular myth (I guess).

I use (3) 1/2 wave vertical dipole DE with parasitic director arrays on 80;
they are over very wet ground and seem to play very well - but I'm going to try
radials to see how smart you guys are <g>

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Steve Maki

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