20 miles is ~32km not 12km.
That enough wire for 420 1/2-wave radials. Wow.
73,
Tom, NI1N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)" <richard@karlquist.com>
To: "Magnus A" <sm6wet@telia.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radials effect uppon reception
> My 160 meter vertical with 20 miles (12 km) of radials
> is indistinguishable on receive (except for absolute level of
> signal and noise) from a 30 foot vertical
> with four 30 foot radials. OTOH, a 40 meter inverted
> vee receives better on 160 than any vertical.
> At least at my QTH. YMMV.
>
> Rick N6RK
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