On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 06:39:47 -0500, "Richard Fry"
wrote:

Of course, you will have to read the paper first to do that (wink, nudge).
But then you might also see why knowledge of ground conductivity was
unimportant to the conclusions of this paper, and refrain from saying so in
the future.

Hi OM,

In fact those authors took great care to consider the condition of
ground conductivity and documented it for very good reasons. One of
the hallmarks of their work reveals that the phase shift between the
RF in the Wire, and that induced into the ground causes the lateral
flow of currents, increasing power dissipation. This is a major
reason why the density and spacing are important.

Elevating the radials creates an entirely different situation.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC