On May 4, 2012 9:43 AM, "DAVID CUTHBERT" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dan that is how I do it and have measured the base referred ground loss > resistance of my 30' vertical to be around 5 ohms. > > Dave WX7G > On May 4, 2012 9:22 AM, "Dan Edward Dba East edwards" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> whatever happened to the 'old way' of measuring ground loss? >> >> back in the 80's we would look up the predicted impedance from LaPort, >> then measure it as accurately as possible with a General Radio 1606..and >> figure the difference is 'ground loss'... >> >> today, with better software ( EZNEC5 ), we can model our antennas >> over 'perfect ground', and with better hardware ( i like my VNWA2 ), >> measure with some confidence of reasonable accuracy. and again, figure the >> difference is 'ground loss'... >> >> this at least gives you a clue what is happening, beyond 'just put out as >> many radials as you can, as long as you can make them'....in my case, with >> scant available real estate for radials, i come up with about 6 ohms of >> ground loss... >> >> respectfully submitted...tell me why this is 'wrong'....73 w5xz, dan >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
