COUNTERPOISE

Counterpoise

A counterpoise is a network of suspended wires or cables, used as a substitute for an earth connection in a radio antenna system. It is used with radio transmitters or receivers when a normal earth ground cannot be used because of high soil resistance or other reasons. It usually consists of a single wire or network of horizontal wires, parallel to the ground, suspended above the ground under the antenna, connected to the receiver or transmitter's ground wire. The counterpoise functions as one plate of a large capacitor, with the conductive layers of the earth acting as the other plate

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counterpoise

Noun

  1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
  2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
  3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.

Verb

  1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  2. To act against with equal power; to balance.


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