Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19227 invoked from network); 4 Jun 2001 18:44:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 4 Jun 2001 18:44:26 -0000 Received: (qmail 3726 invoked from network); 4 Jun 2001 18:43:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 4 Jun 2001 18:43:59 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 156zFY-0000Y6-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2001 19:38:48 +0100 Received: from smtp.snet.net ([204.60.6.55]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 156zFX-0000Y1-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2001 19:38:47 +0100 Received: from pop.snet.net (pop.snet.net [204.60.6.9]) by smtp.snet.net (8.11.1/8.11.1/SNET-mx-1.4/D-1.10/O-1.7) with ESMTP id f54Ic9D19168 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:38:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from paul (97.79.252.64.snet.net [64.252.79.97]) by pop.snet.net (8.11.1/8.11.1/SNET-pop-1.5/D-1.8/O-1.6) with SMTP id f54Ic8517688 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:38:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000401c0ed3b$ef342800$6f01a8c0@paul> From: "Paul Cianciolo" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <8350303.991677929918.JavaMail.computernetworks@gomailjtp01> Subject: LF: Re: "Ground" losses Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:18:43 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hello John, Paul Cianciolo calling here from the States. Reading your post below it would lead one to believe that trees are somehow in series with the antenna? Or atleast the ground return path? Could you describe your antenna and the trees configuration? Also does this decrease in resistance cause an increase in the rediated field? Thank you John PaulC ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Sexton" To: Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:05 AM Subject: LF: "Ground" losses > Hi Guys, > By risking life and limb at the top of a precarious ladder, cutting off as much of the surrounding greenery as possible, I have further reduced my apparent "Ground" resistance by a further 8 ohms. Now down to 85 ohms. > It seems that an extra metre separation of far end (highest voltage) from trees can make that much difference. > So I just have to cut back another 10 metres of the surrounding forest to reduce it to zero, then alle achtung, hi! > John, G4CNN > > > ___________________________________________________ > GO.com Mail > Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com > > >