Re: NEC-LIST:NEC2 and Beverage antennas

At 10:51 PM -0800 1/1/02, Charles Hutton wrote:
>When I compare the results of my NEC2 models of Beverages with my previous
>calculations, I am seeing some significant differences. Also, my NEC2
>Beverage models aren't matching published data in papers such as Litva and
>Rook's report and also Knight....

Others are better qualified to comment, but I'll stick my neck out.
My impression is that NEC-2 is inaccurate for antennas very near
ground and/or extending into the ground, as a Beverage and its
termination(s) are/do. Better to use NEC-4.

-Chuck

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