> If we want a good ground system that always works as well as
> possible, we shouldn't leave earth areas larger than .025 wl without
> conductor coverage. Spread the ground system out as evenly as possible for
> as far as possible, and forget the magic that often does not really work.
> Tom W8JI W8JI@contesting.com
Sounds pretty simple to me. 0.025wl = 13 feet and if your radial field is
1/4 wl then it would take 65 radials 135 feet long and at the far end they
would be a max. of 13 feet apart.
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