[Elecraft] Low antennas in high places

[Stuart Rohre]

Mike, consider that the soil on some cliff tops is the same as that at the 
base, if the cliff is formed as a geologic fault.  Then, it would be no 
better nor worse than the soil down on level ground.

That is not the main reflection gain mechanism from the elevated cliff side 
dipole, as my other post points out.  It is the lower angles of take off 
that are reflected out from the hill.  The ones absorbed in normal back yard 
antennas locations.

See the paper in the ARRL Antenna Compendium series.  Sorry I don't have the 
volume number here, but if you can find a table of contents, the title of 
the paper makes it clear it is a study of antennas on hills.

Stuart
K5KVH