When I installed my DX Engineering 80 meter vertical, I used 71 foot
radials.
Because: I could only get 500 foot spools of 14 THHN at Home Depot and
one can get 7 71 foot lengths from each 500 foot spool.
Using 65 foot radials would leave about 45 feet left over on each roll.
I sort of do not like the idea of splices in my radial wires. Too many
opportunities for degraded connections over time.
Just trying to use all the wire I paid for.
73
John N7ZN
On 2/27/2016 07:49 AM, Vincent Weal wrote:
I'm installing a 40/80 meter vertical (DX Engineering 8040VA-1) which calls
for 65 foot radials. However, I recently saw a video of an antenna
presentation by W3LPL in which Frank suggests 70 foot radials for an 80
meter antenna. ..snip...
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