On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:02:30 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote:

|This analysis should be done in free space, not over ground. Propagation
|to the moon should avoid reflection from the ground,

Not true at all. "Ground gain" is routinely relied upon in EME,
allowing marginal antenna systems to succeed on a rising/setting moon
scenario.

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/smallemestn.htm

http://www.qsl.net/oz1rh/gndgain/gnd...m#_Toc10586457

|and in any case
|EZNEC's flat, infinite-extent ground model isn't representative of what
|the signal would encounter in real life.

Not exactly, but often good enough, especially for comparative
purposes. The reflector at the other end isn't a smooth ball of green
cheese either but it still looks pretty smooth at rf. [g]

N7WS