[TowerTalk] vertical antenna ground loss

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:51 -0500, Richards wrote:

>The higher frequencies have shorter dipoles, and shorter
>wavelengths above Earth, so it is easier to put up a low, but
>effective dipole on a high frequency band, but very hard to do
>that on a low frequency band, because the half wave is so long.

That's certainly part of it, but it's NOT the whole story. I'm 
convinced that the polarization issue I cited is a big factor. 

73,

Jim K9YC