On 12/2/2022 8:22 AM, WESLEY ATTAWAY wrote:
I think you would have to look at the details re the really loud stations.
They probably do have good radial systems and also have particularly good
ground/water/soil for fairly long distances around the antenna.
YES! The earth is a big resistor. Soil quality affects transmitter field
strength two ways. First, loss in the soil very close to the antenna
make the antenna less efficient. Radials reduce this component. Second,
loss in the far field, distant from the antenna. There's nothing we can
do about this. There's an excellent discussion of this in one of the
ARRL publications, either the Antenna Book or the ON4UN book.
73, Jim K9YC
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