TenTec
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TenTec] Radials

To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Radials
From: "Gary Hoffman" <garyhoffman@spacetech.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 23:07:39 -0400
List-post: <mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
>
> The "point of diminishing returns" will vary relative to each person's
> perspective.  On 160 meters, 30 (nominally) one quarter wavelength radials
> will yield a field strength at any ground wave reference distance that is
> within 3 db of 120 one quarter wavelength radials.
>
> Mike
> NM7X

Yes, indeed, it is most certainly a matter of perspective.

Now, my perspective is this:   3 dB is Double.

If I could double my signal, as inexpensively as burying 60 extra pieces of
the old wire I have laying around, I would most certainly do it in a
heartbeat.

Gary, AA2IZ



_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>