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I n d e x 751<br />

grounding and ground systems (Cont.):<br />

antenna efficiency (Cont.):<br />

saltwater, 693<br />

soil conductivity, 692–694<br />

flattop Â(T-Âantenna), 420, 422<br />

ground losses, 692<br />

soil characteristics, 692–694<br />

lightning protection, 243, 415, 683–689<br />

energy dissipation, 684–686<br />

energy spectrum, 686<br />

gas discharge tubes, 688<br />

ground rods, 685–686<br />

metal-Âoxide varistors (MOVs), 688<br />

open-Âwire (OWL) transmission<br />

lines, 687, 689<br />

peak currents and voltages, 684<br />

radials, 685–686<br />

series- vs. Âshunt-Âprotection<br />

devices, 688<br />

single-Âpoint ground (SPG), 686–689<br />

tower, 688<br />

utilities, 686<br />

power distribution, 683, 689–690<br />

three-Âwire system, 689–690<br />

station equipment, 683, 690–691<br />

ground buss, 690–691<br />

tuned ground wire, 255, 691<br />

ground-Âmounted vertical antennas (See<br />

vertically polarized antennas)<br />

ground-Âplane antennas, 157, 233–237, 248, 415,<br />

426–427, 433–434<br />

5<br />

⁄8-wavelength, 157, 236–237, 246–247,<br />

429–430<br />

ground-Âplane vertical antennas (See vertically<br />

polarized antennas)<br />

ground reflection (and losses), 60–61, 328<br />

ground reflection factors, charts of, 167,<br />

169–171<br />

ground rods, 685–686<br />

ground wave, 27–38<br />

ground-Âwave zone, 59<br />

reflection coefficient (γ), 31<br />

group velocity (V g ), 455–458<br />

Grover’s equation, 345<br />

guy anchors, 661–662, 671–673<br />

guy wires, 660–663, 673–674, 676<br />

H<br />

“hairpin” match, 285<br />

half-Âdelta sloper (HDS), 214–215<br />

half-Âpower (3 dB) points, 711<br />

half-Âsloper antenna, 368–369, 371<br />

half-Âsquare, 263–264<br />

feedpoint impedance and matching,<br />

261–262<br />

half-Âwave antennas, 96–98<br />

current distribution, 96–97, 106<br />

electric vs. physical length of antenna,<br />

104–106<br />

impedance, 106–108<br />

standing waves, 98–104<br />

voltage distribution, 106<br />

(See also dipole)<br />

half-Âwavelength line, 143<br />

halo VHF/UHF antenna, 436<br />

hardline, 112<br />

harmonic, operation on, 204, 219, 418–419<br />

harmonics, 218, 533, 540<br />

HCJB radio station, 315, 328<br />

Heaviside, Oliver, 45<br />

height (antenna):<br />

vs. distance to horizon, 28–29, 31, 34–36<br />

vs. ground reflection factor, 164–165, 167,<br />

169–171<br />

vs. radiation resistance, 178–181<br />

helical antennas and arrays, 505–507<br />

helical mobile whip, 380–381<br />

helically wound antennas, 373<br />

helical transmission line, 112<br />

henry (H; unit of inductance), 83–84<br />

hertz (Hz; unit of frequency), 715<br />

Hertz, Heinrich, 3, 9, 11, 45, 91, 175<br />

hertzian dipole, 92–96, 175<br />

HFTA software, 78–79<br />

hidden and Âlimited-Âspace antennas, 363–373, 703<br />

antenna tuning unit (ATU), 366–367<br />

dipole, 363–365, 370, 372–373<br />

ground system, 368, 369<br />

half-Âsloper, 368–369, 371<br />

helically wound, 373<br />

insulators and standoffs, 365<br />

L-Âsection couplers, 366<br />

longwire, 363<br />

mobile whip Â(windowsill-Âmounted),<br />

369–370, 372<br />

mobile whip short dipole, 370,<br />

372–373<br />

noise-Âcanceling accessory, 366<br />

nonresonant loop, 365–366<br />

hinged baseplate tower, 675<br />

historic and overlay districts, 701

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