[TowerTalk] modeling compare: 80M, 2EL vs 4SQ

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Worked great for me.  I can see the house, etc.

It says my soil is Sa and Fu.  I have not been able to determine what 
those mean though.

Mike W0MU

On 3/16/2015 7:27 AM, StellarCAT wrote:
> at the site zoom in to your area of interest using the map. You can 
> rubber band an area until you get there.
>
> Then once there select the AOI rectangle (or odd shape) symbol above 
> the map and select the specific area you're looking at.
> Don't go TOO small - it will define what the soil types are over the 
> whole region and give the specifics for each of these
> (at least it will for some areas of the country - again it seems to 
> provide it for where we use to be but not for where
> we're going)...
>
> Then select from the Soil Data Explorer tab at the top ...
>
> then select Soil Properties and Qualities...
>
> then for Soil Chemical properties select its double down area button...
>
> and finally under this select "Electrical Conductivity".
>
> from here I've seen little variance in the responses - but I have 
> tried selecting "Surface" vs.
> "Depth Range" and ranges of 30 and 60 inches (select inches)... then 
> select 'View Rating' below it.
>
> The ratings are given in a table under the map. The soil types are 
> shown in the AOI on the map as
> well as in the table.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:38 PM
> To: StellarCAT ; n2ic at arrl.net ; tower
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] modeling compare: 80M, 2EL vs 4SQ
>
> On 3/15/2015 5:16 PM, StellarCAT wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> I’ve searched and cannot find any info on South Carolina other than 
>> that old map. It shows shows all of the area where I was as 8 mS.
>> There is indeed soil there – farming is going on all around there. 
>> And it shows the area in SC as 2.
>>
>> There’s a really nice site:
>>
>> http://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
>>
>> where I can go and indeed see that the soil where I was in AZ is 
>> actually 100 mS (1 dS)! Not 8 but MUCH better. THAT I don’t know.
>>
>
> I tried to browse this site, but it appears to have a huge learning
> curve.  Since you have used it, could you give us the Reader's
> Digest version?  Specifically, are you saying it gives RF conductivity
> and permittivity?  Or DC conductivity?  Or does it just rate
> soils for agricultural value?  Agriculture doesn't necessarily
> correlate with radio.  My QTH has great radio characteristics but
> is useless for farming.  Even weeds don't grow well.  Thanks in
> advance.
>
> 73
>
> Rick N6RK
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