Return-Path: Received: (qmail 722 invoked from network); 22 Sep 2002 08:55:04 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 22 Sep 2002 08:55:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 28569 invoked from network); 22 Sep 2002 08:55:13 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Sep 2002 08:55:13 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17t2VT-0005Fl-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 09:54:23 +0100 Received: from [194.73.73.93] (helo=rhenium.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17t2VT-0005Fb-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 09:54:23 +0100 Received: from host213-122-11-159.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.11.159] helo=jackie) by rhenium.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 17t2VS-0001EI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 09:54:22 +0100 Message-ID: <000801c26216$de1adc20$9f0b7ad5@jackie> From: "Steve Thompson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:03:05 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Proximity effects Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=2.31 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group I'm struggling with a poor set of options for an aerial at this house. The greatest vertical section I can get while still allowing top loading is 8-9m, but the lower 3-4m would be up against brickwork. How much does this affect radiation compared with, say, 6m vertical clear of buildings (with the same toploading)? Thanks, Steve