Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11776 invoked from network); 28 Mar 2003 23:44:32 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 28 Mar 2003 23:44:32 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: (qmail 15128 invoked by uid 10001); 28 Mar 2003 23:44:32 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 28 Mar 2003 23:44:31 -0000 X-SQ: A X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 18z3Vj-0006ay-13 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:43:47 +0000 Received: from [212.125.75.12] (helo=mail4.messagelabs.com) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 4.14) id 18z3Ve-0006ap-9l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:43:42 +0000 X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: William.Ashlock@edwards.boc.com X-Msg-Ref: server-5.tower-4.messagelabs.com!1048895016!258 Received: (qmail 10388 invoked from network); 28 Mar 2003 23:43:36 -0000 Received: from ukfw1.ge.boc.com (193.131.2.157) by server-5.tower-4.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 28 Mar 2003 23:43:36 -0000 Received: from z-160-100-160-136.est.ibm.com ([160.100.160.136]) by ukfw1.ge.boc.com; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:44:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from exc_wil04.edwards.boc.com ([162.118.144.226]) by exc_cra03.edwards.boc.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id HKNN335T; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:48:16 -0000 Received: by EXC_WIL04 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:44:10 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Ashlock,William" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:44:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Subject: RE: LF: RE: Good News and bad news from GM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.7 required=5.0tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXTversion=2.51 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.51 (1.174.2.5-2003-03-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Alex, On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Ashlock,William wrote: >> What kind of soil do you have? Also, what type of ground screen do you have >> under the antenna? The Lowfer guys in this area (eastern US) experience the >> opposite effect. In other words, as the ground dries out we see improved >> antenna current. Soil is fairly sandy and I'm thinking this is the reason. >IMHO ground loss itself and enviroment loss yelds opposite effects. >Whan it is rain ground loss became less while enviroment loss (by trees >mainly) became more. Thus current improved when trees but not ground >dries... Is it much trees arround Your antenna, Bill? Very solidly populated with trees at this location but I have reports from others that experience increased loss with increased ground moisture having no trees. This demands further investigation! Thanks. Bill _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by the WorldCom Internet Managed Scanning Service - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.worldcom.com