Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32446 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 15:55:48 -0000 Received: from netmail01.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.219) by mailstore with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 15:55:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 2193 invoked by uid 10001); 17 Dec 2002 15:55:47 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 15:55:46 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18OK3N-0003zp-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:54:41 +0000 Received: from [62.253.164.47] (helo=mta7-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18OK3N-0003zg-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:54:41 +0000 Received: from l8p8y6 ([62.252.228.230]) by mta7-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021217155440.DLSH19755.mta7-svc.business.ntl.com@l8p8y6> for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:54:40 +0000 Message-ID: <006c01c2a5e4$900b9580$e6e4fc3e@l8p8y6> From: "hamilton mal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:01:50 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: System Resistance Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0tests=SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,SUPERLONG_LINE,USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 X-Spam-Level: * Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Hi All

After reading and studying all the mail about Earth resistance etc, My conclusion is that there is confusion about Earth resistance and System resistance.

Some reports are misleading because they are talking about System loss ie dirty and wet insulators and contaminated rain water on the antenna wire, causing fluctuations in the RF current indicated.

then they state that this is caused by Earth resistance increasing when it rains or snows.

Please separate System R and actual Earth R and you should find when it rains or snows that the Earth R has gone down if not you have something seriously wrong, like you could be sitting on top of a Volcano !!!!!!!!!!! We also know that a salt water lake is better than a fresh water one but any water below your antenna is better than none at all.

I suppose when I get time, I could divert the local river across my field and let you know what happens !!

73 de Mal/G3KEV