In article , Bill
wrote:

Telamon wrote:



For average earth conductivity and a 22 gauge wire the height above
ground for 500 ohms impedance would be less than 5 foot and most likely
you would want it around 2 to 3 feet off the ground.


At what frequency did you calculate this?
-Bill

The impedance of the wire is not dependent on frequency.

Z= 138 * log (4* height / wire diameter)

Don't confuse a physical property of the wire with reactance.

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Telamon
Ventura, California