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Re: Topband: Ground parameter measurements

To: n4zr@contesting.com, w8ji@contesting.com, rudys@ordata.com,topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Ground parameter measurements
From: Earl W Cunningham <k6se@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:35:50 -0800
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Pete, N4ZR wrote:

"Years ago, John Belrose (VE2CB?) suggested rigging a low dipole at a
known height, measuring the feedpoint impedance, and then tweaking the
ground parameters in NEC-2 to get the same values."
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Sounds good at first glance, but how do we determine the dipole's height?
 I.e., Where is the "ground" -- at its surface? Five feet below its
surface???  I would venture to say that as its conductivity improves, the
closer to the surface it is.

73, de Earl, K6SE
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