LF: Earth Antennnas - General question

[Gerhard Hickl <gerhard.hickl@aon.at>]

Hi all !

I was following the whole discussion about the so called "earth-mode"
and the used antennas with interest.

Mal told us that he sees those antennas as "lossy dipoles" while others
stated they are "true" earth-antennas.

I don't have the theoretical background to tell you why but out of my
feeling, all those antennas described remind me on the well-known
Beverage-Antenna system.

Two wires of any layout, diameter, height and length terminated by a
"resistor"...the soil.

Could that be a way we could look at this kind of antenna?
And if so, what would it explain?

73
OE3GHB
Gerhard