[TowerTalk] New N6LF Ground Probe Designs
Paul Christensen
w9ac at arrl.net
Sat Mar 2 17:38:51 EST 2024
> It does not show ground permittivity. Both conductivity and
> permittivity influence antenna performance and both can vary greatly
> greatly with frequency.
A while back, Frank, W3LPL attached a link to a paper written on behalf of
either NBS or DoD. As I recall, the discussion focused on the
non-applicability of ground wave propagation above the BC band, including
160m. But it also addressed the importance of the near and mid-field soil
quality out to some distance from a vertical radiator for long distance
communication.
N6LF certainly addresses this material in his work, but I'm specifically
referring to the government publication. I just looked high and low through
my cloud files and cannot find it. I'm not sure if Frank still monitors
this list. Anyone have a link?
Paul, W9AC
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