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>From: W8JITom@aol.com
To: <topband@contesting.com>
>Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 22:30:48 -0400
>
>First, I agree in this specific case base impedance is a reasonable indicator
>of system loss, but base impedance measurements can be misleading if the
>ground system is resonant! It is possible to have a very "poor ground" that
>offers a low base impedance, since the loss resistance is modified by
>impedance transformation along the conductors in the system.
>
Right. Since I knew this to be a case using nonresonant radials, I forgot
to warn against using that method when the radials are at a resonant
length.
73, Eric
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