> On this subject, ON4UN states on page 9-11 of Low Band
Dxing (3rd), "for a
> wire ON the ground, the physical length for 1/4 wave
resonance will be
> approximately .14 wavelength". Can the shortening effect
truly be this
> great?
YES, but it does NOT mean you make the radial this long!!!!
.14 wl is too short to be the most effective radial.
Don't get resonance and loss confused!
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