[TowerTalk] Formula

[Pete Smith]

At 06:05 AM 10/23/03 -0700, Richard Karlquist wrote:

> >     Where is the reference database and formulae available to
> > calculate the
> > lead inductance of copper strapping given the width and depth in
> > inches and
> > the length of the copper strap in feet?
> > --
> > Rutherford Resources
> > Stephen Rutherford
>
>It depends on how close it is to ground.

In practical circumstances, doesn't the shape of the strap -- that is, how 
many bends, and how sharp -- have as much or more effect?  I'm assuming 
that we're talking about a lightning ground here, so that the rise-time of 
the pulses will be VHF-ish.


73, Pete N4ZR
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