Re: [TenTec] New and Improved Terminology (NVIS origins)

[Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>]

Hi Rick,

I'll have to review this, maybe I am suffering from a false memory, or 
an accurate memory of false information. I thought that a poor 
counterpoise under a vertical reduced the overall efficiency AND had a 
negative effect on the pattern diminishing the low angle radiation more 
than the higher angle radiation. N6LF's studies may help clear it up.
> The number of radials won't really affect the angle of radiation.
> With a poor ground, you will still have a low take-off angle; you'll just
> had a heck of a lot of ground losses.
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