I'm not trying to take away anything from Rudy's excellent work, but he doesn't explain in the posted article what useful advantage we can derive from the measurements. It only gives a spot measureme
I think there are a couple of reasons I want to try this method. First is that it's a technically cool use of a VNA - which is my personal favorite gadget in general. I live in an area surrounded by
This is a link to ancient FCC maps of soil conductivity to be used by AM broadcast stations. I would expect it to still be good in undeveloped areas. It's in quadrants. As a young EE student, I had a
There is no definite correlation between land being farmed and RF conductivity. My QTH is classified as "Class 4" soil for Ag. purposes. That's the LOWEST rating. It is 100% clay from the surface do
But what is GOOD Ground for RF? I've always presumed that the reason I do so well for DX with a horizontal 160m Dipole is because the Ground conductivity is POOR . . . so my Dipole is effectively a l
Salt water, salt marshes, alkaline soil, soil with a high water-table should be good. George I've always presumed that the reason I do so well for DX with a horizontal 160m Dipole is because the Grou
What could be considered a "high water table"?? My water table is maybe 110 - 120 feet down; but if it were shallower, like maybe 30 feet, I might be concerned about the soil over it not being "stiff