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1. Topband: Vertical Ant Feedpoint -- Distance from Earth (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 08:27:45 -0400; Larry, My 80 meter vertical feedpoint is about 2.5 feet from the actual ground (dirt). The radials leave the ground ring downwards to the dirt at a 45 degree angle. They are staked at the point they; /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00133.html (7,513 bytes)
2. Topband: Buried radials (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:12:18 -0400; So from ur msg, can we assume that the only reason radials are buried is for safety? I have radials on the surface only because it would be too difficult to bury them and the area they are in does no; /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00173.html (7,096 bytes)
3. Topband: Inverted Ground Plane (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:47:29 -0400; Just remember, if you run radials at a 45 degree angle from the base of the vertical, it will effectively shorten the electrical length of the vertical by the same amount of elevation. That is, if th; /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00180.html (7,574 bytes)
4. Topband: Radials around house (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:26:03 -0400; Lot's of us have the same problem. I ran the radials around the perimeter of my house. Try not to bend them at 90 degrees as u approach the house but curve them somewhat gently. One neat trick I used; /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00199.html (8,034 bytes)
5. Topband: Switching in Extra Antenna Length (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:45:00 -0400; I currently have a full size 1/4 wave 80 meter vertical made out of aluminum tubing. 2.25" at the bottom, tapers to 3/4" at the top. I want to use this antenna on 160 meters and want to avoid using a; /archives//html/Topband/2002-07/msg00015.html (8,561 bytes)
6. Topband: Reactance problem (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:53:07 -0500; To all the respondents of my REACTANCE anomaly, here is some more information and thanks for the responses. No changes were made to the antenna from a zero reactance finding to the current non-zero r; /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00125.html (8,975 bytes)
7. Topband: Vertical Antenna & Radial System. (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:26:58 -0500; I would like to get some opinions on this. My vertical is sitting on 10 degree or greater sloping ground. My radial system therefore goes up hill on one side and down hill on the other side. 60 radia; /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00121.html (7,305 bytes)
8. Topband: Reactance and Resonance (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:37:41 -0500; My MFJ-259b antenna analyzer tells me my 132 foot 160 meter vertical's SWR is 1.4:1 at 1.890 mhz. When tuning for "Resonance", (zero reactance), the displayed frequency is 1.840mhz. SWR at 1.840 mhz; /archives//html/Topband/2001-11/msg00084.html (7,197 bytes)
9. Topband: Seperation of Radial Ring vs Vertical (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:16:19 -0500; Knowing that the feed point of a 1/4 wave vertical is a high current and low voltage point, I have this question to pose. How close/far can one position the vertical (radiating element) in relation t; /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00216.html (7,319 bytes)
10. Topband: Interaction with Elevated Radials (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:48:40 +0100; I have almost completed the installation of a 1/4 wave 80 meter vertical using an elevated radial system. At the present time I have only (12) 1/4 wave radials and some of these radials pass under my; /archives//html/Topband/2001-08/msg00118.html (7,483 bytes)
11. Topband: Vertical Antenna (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 17:01:58 -0400; As some of you may know from previous postings, I am putting up an 80 meter vertical. Thanks to all for your inputs. I do however have (1) final question (I hope). I have not seen this issue addresse; /archives//html/Topband/2001-05/msg00019.html (7,183 bytes)
12. Topband: What is this! (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:10:28 -0500; I am have a perplexing problem when receiving on 160 that I cannot explain. This only happens on the 160 meter band. I do not operate AM mode but, in the AM mode on my IC-735, I have an "S" meter rea; /archives//html/Topband/2001-01/msg00040.html (8,479 bytes)
13. Topband: Vertical Tuning (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:57:06 -0500; I am in the process of installing an inverted "L" antenna. The vertical portion of the antenna will be about 70' and the rest will be the horizontal portion sized for a total overall length of 1/4 wa; /archives//html/Topband/2001-01/msg00254.html (7,147 bytes)
14. Topband: Antenna Height (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 16:11:13 -0400; I am looking for opinions and answers on two subjects. I am using a 160 meter dipole at about 25 - 40 feet high (terrain varies). I live on a mountain top that is 1200 asl. Yet, I do not have a strai; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00067.html (7,618 bytes)
15. Topband: Location, Location, Location and Answers (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:19:12 -0400; Just a note to all those that replied to my msg about my location, height above sea level, mountain peaks and height of my antenna etc, etc.. My first question was; do I raise the antenna another 20; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00105.html (8,116 bytes)
16. Topband: Low Dipole Performance (score: 1): Author: wpgerhold@longo-ind.com (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:06:04 -0500; I have what is considered a low dipole. About 40-50 feet over it's entire length. According to some texts, this antenna is virtually useless for DX purposes due to it's radiation angle of 90 degrees.; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00170.html (7,625 bytes)

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