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Homer, the problem I had with the subject is understanding all the lame arguments, not so much the principals for what a counterpoise is or was.

Further down in the article Cebik quotes Laport.

For me this quote helps explain why the idea of counterpoise is not applicable much anymore, because it is based on an idea regarding radials being very close, but not touching the Earth. Plus, I'm not too sure when Laport talks about the counterpoise idea being better than buried radials...how much difference there is. Broadcast rules and results are far more stringent that Ham or CB radio.

It is also a fact that we hardly ever see ground (Earth) mounted antennas anymore in Ham or CB, and the ones we do see are usually buried radial systems.

The counterpoise idea is like the dinosaurs. This probably explains why we saw this idea fade away over time, and in spite of its claimed effectiveness it probably had a lot to do with the government, lawyers, and liability too.

<blockquote data-quote="Marconi" data-source="post: 420995" data-attributes="member: 903">Homer, the problem I had with the subject is understanding all the lame arguments, not so much the principals for what a counterpoise is or was.&nbsp;Further down in the article Cebik quotes Laport.&nbsp;&nbsp;For me this quote helps explain why the idea of counterpoise is not applicable much anymore, because it is based on an idea regarding radials being very close, but not touching the Earth. Plus, I&#039;m not too sure when Laport talks about the counterpoise idea being better than buried radials...how much difference there is. Broadcast rules and results are far more stringent that Ham or CB radio.&nbsp;It is also a fact that we hardly ever see ground (Earth) mounted antennas anymore in Ham or CB, and the ones we do see are usually buried radial systems. &nbsp;The counterpoise idea is like the dinosaurs. This probably explains why we saw this idea fade away over time, and in spite of its claimed effectiveness it probably had a lot to do with the government, lawyers, and liability too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marconi, post: 420995, member: 903"] Homer, the problem I had with the subject is understanding all the lame arguments, not so much the principals for what a counterpoise is or was. Further down in the article Cebik quotes Laport. For me this quote helps explain why the idea of counterpoise is not applicable much anymore, because it is based on an idea regarding radials being very close, but not touching the Earth. Plus, I'm not too sure when Laport talks about the counterpoise idea being better than buried radials...how much difference there is. Broadcast rules and results are far more stringent that Ham or CB radio. It is also a fact that we hardly ever see ground (Earth) mounted antennas anymore in Ham or CB, and the ones we do see are usually buried radial systems. The counterpoise idea is like the dinosaurs. This probably explains why we saw this idea fade away over time, and in spite of its claimed effectiveness it probably had a lot to do with the government, lawyers, and liability too. [/QUOTE]

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