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Old December 21st 05, 01:22 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Richard Harrison
 
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Default Antenna reception theory

Richard Clark, KB7QHC wrote:
"In land stations the actual effective height is from 50 to 90% of the
measured height."

If the effective height is 50%, volts at the antenna terminals are no
more than 50% numericcally of the volts per meter in the field strength
when all else is optimum. This could account for Reg`s 2 to 1
discrepancy. I wonder what the speculations of Reg and his Icelandic
correspondent are? Do they have a formula to predict effective height?
Does Roy have such a formula? It`s a factor which won`t go away, even
when ignored..

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI