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Old July 15th 10, 09:14 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Owen Duffy Owen Duffy is offline
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Default The meaning of 'Radiation Resistance'

I note some variation in the use of the term 'Radiation Resistance' (Rr)
that suggests that it has different meanings to different folk.

One suggestion is that it is the resistance seen by a transmission line
connected to an antenna that expresses its coupling to distant regions of
space.

If that is the case, Rr would not capture energy that is lost in
reflection from real ground. So, Rr would be the sum of power in the far
field divided by RMS current squared.

If indeed it is the "resistance seen by a transmission line", then the
current above would be the current at the end of the transmission line.

Does the term have an accepted single clear meaning? Is the above
correct?

Some implications of the above are that:
- Rr of a horizontal half wave dipole with zero conductor loss, above
real ground, would have Rr less than R at the feedpoint by virtue of some
loss in waves reflected from real ground;
- Rr of a half wave folded dipole of equal conductor diameters would be
around 300 ohms.

Thanks
Owen