Jim,
Be sure to note _HOW_ elevated the antenna he is talking about
is! At the one wavelength height, it should not matter how many
radials (beyond two) there are. And indeed his results seem to
show very little variation.
If the base of your antenna is closer to the ground than 0.125
wavelength, your results could be very different.
73, Eric N7CL
>From: "Jim Reid" <jreid@aloha.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 09:12:44 -1000
>
>I found LB's latest notes on the above subject very interesting.
>Not sure if his model trends are applicable to the real world or
>not, but his post:
>
> http://web.utk.edu/~cebik/gp24.html
>
>along with other stuff in Communication Quarterly has, so far at
>least, kept my enthusiasm down (ok, I am lazy) from going out
>and hanging up a bunch more elevated radials!
>
>73, Jim, KH7M
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