{"id":13329,"date":"2025-05-05T20:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/?p=13329"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:08:52","slug":"new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\uddde <strong>Quick Update<\/strong>: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the <strong>Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model<\/strong> in the upcoming <strong>AN-SOF v10.5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to <strong>0.005\u03bb<\/strong>\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with the existing <strong>Sommerfeld\u2013Wait Asymptotic<\/strong> model (recommended for conductive grounds), AN-SOF now covers a broad range of ground conditions across typical operating frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png 1366w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tony Golden\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.9\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AN-SOF | High-Precision Antenna Simulation Software \u203a Advanced antenna simulation for high-precision modeling and design.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"728\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ansof\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tony.goldenson\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntennaSof\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntennaSof\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton Added \\u203a AN-SOF\",\"headline\":\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton Added\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ansof-mail\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\",\"width\":1366,\"height\":728},\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"News\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/news\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/news\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton Added\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton Added\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"News\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Golden Engineering LLC\",\"description\":\"Golden Engineering LLC is a specialized provider of computational electromagnetics solutions. Our flagship software, AN-SOF, delivers high-precision antenna simulation and modeling for engineers, researchers, and educators worldwide.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/Golden_Engineering_Logo10.jpg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":1750,\"height\":366},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/groups\\\/ansof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/AntennaSof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/@AntennaSof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/tonygoldenansof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/groups.google.com\\\/g\\\/ansof\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ansof-mail\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ansof-mail\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tony Golden\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ac58c9551059af114229611ee456b396dd8d4ccae274cdd4965fd739ab63b85?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Tony Golden\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/tony.goldenson\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/AntennaSof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/@AntennaSof\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/tonygoldenansof\"]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/\",\"name\":\"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton Added \\u203a AN-SOF\",\"description\":\"\\ud83d\\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\\u2014down to 0.005\\u03bb\\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\\u2013Wait\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ansof-mail\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ansof-mail\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":1366,\"height\":728},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/05\\\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"AN-SOF\",\"alternateName\":\"Golden Engineering\",\"description\":\"Advanced antenna simulation for high-precision modeling and design.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/antennasimulator.com\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF","description":"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait","canonical_url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#blogposting","name":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF","headline":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/author\/ansof-mail\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png","width":1366,"height":728},"datePublished":"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"News"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/#listItem","name":"News"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#listItem","name":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/#listItem","name":"News"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/#organization","name":"Golden Engineering LLC","description":"Golden Engineering LLC is a specialized provider of computational electromagnetics solutions. Our flagship software, AN-SOF, delivers high-precision antenna simulation and modeling for engineers, researchers, and educators worldwide.","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Golden_Engineering_Logo10.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#organizationLogo","width":1750,"height":366},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ansof","https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntennaSof","https:\/\/youtube.com\/@AntennaSof","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tonygoldenansof","https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/ansof"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/author\/ansof-mail\/#author","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/author\/ansof-mail\/","name":"Tony Golden","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ac58c9551059af114229611ee456b396dd8d4ccae274cdd4965fd739ab63b85?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Tony Golden"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tony.goldenson\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntennaSof","https:\/\/youtube.com\/@AntennaSof","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tonygoldenansof"]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/","name":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF","description":"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/author\/ansof-mail\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/author\/ansof-mail\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#mainImage","width":1366,"height":728},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/","name":"AN-SOF","alternateName":"Golden Engineering","description":"Advanced antenna simulation for high-precision modeling and design.","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"AN-SOF | High-Precision Antenna Simulation Software \u203a Advanced antenna simulation for high-precision modeling and design.","og:type":"article","og:title":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF","og:description":"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait","og:url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/","og:image":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png","og:image:width":1366,"og:image:height":728,"article:published_time":"2025-05-05T20:58:01+00:00","article:modified_time":"2025-05-05T21:08:52+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ansof","article:author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tony.goldenson\/","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:site":"@AntennaSof","twitter:title":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added \u203a AN-SOF","twitter:description":"\ud83d\uddde Quick Update: Following feedback from several users, we\u2019ve decided to bring forward the release of the Sommerfeld\u2013Norton ground model in the upcoming AN-SOF v10.5. This model supports the simulation of dipoles and loops above highly dielectric grounds at very low heights\u2014down to 0.005\u03bb\u2014which is sufficient for most practical applications. Together with the existing Sommerfeld\u2013Wait","twitter:creator":"@AntennaSof","twitter:image":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AN-SOF_Loop_Above_Sommerfeld-Norton_Ground.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"13329","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"BlogPosting","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2025-05-05 20:58:02","updated":"2025-06-04 05:09:31","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u203a<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" title=\"News\">News<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u203a<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tNew Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com"},{"label":"News","link":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/category\/news\/"},{"label":"New Ground Model in AN-SOF 10.5: Sommerfeld\u2013Norton Added","link":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-ground-model-in-an-sof-10-5-sommerfeld-norton-added\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13329"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13333,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13329\/revisions\/13333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}