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Old May 20th 04, 06:15 PM
Richard Clark
 
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 09:30:07 -0700, Dan Richardson
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Modeling I found that comparing a full-bore ground system (120
half-wavelength radials) to a single eight-foot ground rod (average
ground) the difference reported was about 1 dB.

Hi Danny,

I made the same comparison at 40M. The difference between 120
(quarterwave) radials and 1 amounts to 0.1dB Clip that one down by a
tenth and the difference climbs to an astronomical 0.3dB.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC