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Old March 9th 07, 07:03 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default mobile antenna ground loss

You've gotten several suggestions. 6-8 Ohms is no better than 10-12
Ohms as a guess; however, just what does this program do that this
number is so important in performing what it does?


mobile.exe is a little DOS based program that gives you radiation
efficiency, Q factor, etc, after you input several proposed design
measurements of a mobile antenna. When calculating these antenna
parameters for a "fixed station" type of mounting, ( not on a vehicle, I
guess), ground loss is one figure required for input. It is NOT a
required input when figuring for mounting on a vehicle, I just realized.


Ed