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November 27th 05, 11:21 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

wrote:
Cecil, Don't you mean that when a ground wire is N*1/4 wavelength at
a particular frequency it locates the voltage mininum (current maximum)
at the transmitter, and the voltage maximum well away from the
transmitter.

Nope, Mother Earth dictates the boundary conditions. A well-designed
ground system positions the current maximum point at the ground system,
i.e. minimum impedance to ground.

The voltage maximum point would, therefore, be located at the transmitter,
not a desirable condition. Of course, if you are not actually connected/
coupled to Mother Earth, your milage may vary.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp