Abstract: A ground wave reception antenna unit is provided, in which a directional gain during the reception of a vertically polarized wave does not decrease. The antenna unit comprises a planar antenna positioned inclining from a vertical direction and a reflector positioned in a horizontal direction or inclining from a horizontal direction by a predetermined angle with being spaced from the planar antenna by a predetermined distance. The reflector is positioned in close proximity to the planar antenna, or is positioned at a distance of integer multiples of 0.5?, wherein ? is a wavelength of a ground wave received by the planar antenna.

Abstract: A method of oxygen-smelting copper sulfide concentrate to obtain white metal, nearly white metal matte or blister copper by removing most of the Fe in the copper sulfide concentrate into the slag as well as removing part or most of the S therein as SO2 wherein oxygen-smelting is carried out to produce; slag in which a weight ratio of CaO to (SiO2+CaO) is 0.3 to 0.6 and a weight ratio of Fe to (FeOx+SiO2+CaO) is 0.2 to 0.5, and white metal, nearly white metal matte or blister copper, by adding SiO2 material and CaO material to the copper sulfide concentrate as flux.

Abstract: Rotaton of a steering wheel is transmitted to a steering ratio changing mechanism which displaces an output displacement member according to the steering wheel turning angle to obtain a desired steering ratio. A displacment transmission member transmits the displacement of the output displacement member to a valve member of a hydraulic switching valve and a wheel turning rod is displaced under the force of a hydraulic power cylinder in response to displacement of the valve member.