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[TowerTalk] 1/4 wave vertical with counterpoise

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 1/4 wave vertical with counterpoise
From: David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:01:23 -0700
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I mentioned before that I thought we should consider a radial system for a quarter wave vertical to be just a counterpoise, and it turns out that a bit of research says that is obvious.  That wouldn't be the first time I stumbled across something I thought was interesting only to find out that it was common knowledge, but in any case I did some EZNEC models to investigate that further.  This YouTube video describes what I did.

https://youtu.be/teazjobNBFA

I'm pretty crummy at these videos (and they are often best watched at a higher speed) so be gentle with me, but I'd appreciate any comments --- pro or con --- on the content.

Take care,
Dave   AB7E

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