Not arguing at all with your "why" that goes with diminished performance. Just pointing out that it's not an on-off switch but a diminishment to a BOG that can still be useful with amplification and attention to issues that hound all BOGs.
Regards, Guy K2AV On Friday, January 8, 2016, JC <[email protected]> wrote: > "When you say "NOT work", you probably need to specifically list the > diminished performance attribute due to more conductive media underneath." > > > > The issue with horizontal wire and the ground is the fact that the > reflected signal from the ground is 180 degree out of phase, (-1 in the > formula) and with a good ground conductivity the current in the wire and > the current in the ground will deeply cancel each other. That’s why any > horizontal wire very near the ground only receives along the wire and > vertical polarized. > > 73's > JC > > -- Sent via Gmail Mobile on my iPhone _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
