Good point, Chuck! You are absolutely right. I would have modeled it above the ground, at least at first.
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Aug 24, 2019, 12:41 PM Chuck Dietz <[email protected]> wrote: > I seem to remember someone saying the modelling programs are unreliable > when a wire is close to the ground. Also, there is really no way to model > the properties of "ground." It can vary in just a few feet and the moisture > content varies from day to day. I think this is a "try it" kind of antenna. > Read other's reported results. > > Chuck W5PR > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 12:29 PM Mike Waters <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The only way to predict the RDF and pattern is by modeling it. I don't >> know >> of anyone who has done this. I have a few of my .ez Beverage models in >> w0btu.com/files/ as a starting point, but I don't think that I uploaded >> everything there. >> >> There are free antenna modeling programs out there. I have only ever used >> EZNEC. Maybe someone can suggest something. >> >> _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
