Gents, About on-the-ground radials for vertical phased arrays...some "instructions" have said to connect the ends of the radials to a "buss" that (more or less) divides the 4 elements in say, a 7mhz
Hello Charlie. I don't know why. I've done it both ways with each installation working quite well. And it may be something like, depending upon the phasing, unequal currents in the radial wires. if t
Phased antennas with buried radials need to be done with bare wire. That allows the ground conductivity to participate in and improve the conduction. The soldered wire crossings "bus bar" removes int
I have a 4 square on 40M w/ 36 32ft radials under each on the ground with staples. They overlap and it works great! Now my 160M Coax Inv-L has 7 100 Ft elevated radial and it is an excellent performe
That was from me, Steve, NR4M On 1/13/2017 2:34:PM, Steve, NR4M wrote: Hello Charlie. I don't know why. I've done it both ways with each installation working quite well. And it may be something like,
Author: "Joe Giacobello, K2XX via TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:43:36 -0500
I have used elevated radials (four) fr a 40M vertical. It seemed to perform adequately vs a 40M EDZ that I also used, especially on long haul DX. It's my understanding that the key to effective eleva
Greetings and thanks to all that responded to my question! Gosh, there's a lot of arguments, pro and con about intersecting wires, soldering, insulated or not!! And then added to the mix are elevated
On water wicking into the ends of the WD1............ How about dipping the far end in liquid tape??? Could help seal it up. Just my $.02 Jake K9WN _______________________________________________ ___
The path between earth and radials is capacitive. The wire can have enamel or even insulation and still work fine. They don't need to be buried but they usually are. The reason is protection from da