I think the article by K3LC answers my question about the best number of radials for the installation in my particular application. The nest question I have is what benefit if any is there to using b
insulated radials with respect to use as the rf ground? Chuck, Respectfully all of this makes almost no difference at all. Models used to plan radial systems are really just using models at the most
Chuck...I don't think it really matters whether you use insulated or bare wire for your radials. Also, I think very light wire is OK even with high power. I happened to spot a spool of #24 bare coppe
Chuck: I'd go with the insulated wire for a few good reasons: 1. It's cheaper as you said; 2. It'll last longer due to the protection the insulation offers the metallic conductor; 3. It's cheaper; 4.
Personally I like insulated, stranded 18 gauge wire. I've found 5000 ft spools on eBay for real cheap. I like this better than 14 or even 12 gauge since it's light enough to not retain much memory bu
Depending on your location, some work with the yellow pages to call around to places that sell wire might find large quantities of bare copper cheaper than the insulated stuff from Home Depot or Lowe
Bare wires make an excellent lightning ground system. 73 Gary K4FMX Chuck wrote: I think the article by K3LC answers my question about the best number of radials for the installation in my particular
any difference at all whether the wires are insulated or not. One consideration that I haven't heard discussed with regard to radials, however, is lightning protection. Wouldn't it be better from a
Lightning isn't gonna care about that insulation; it'll blast right through it. Phil KB9CRY And, you'll have a separate, extensive lightning grounding system in place anyway, right?!! -- Original mes
At 08:18 AM 12/6/2004 -0800, Michael Tope wrote: From a performance point of view, I suspect it doesn't make any difference at all whether the wires are insulated or not. One consideration that I hav
Jim Lux wrote: At 08:18 AM 12/6/2004 -0800, Michael Tope wrote: From a performance point of view, I suspect it doesn't make any difference at all whether the wires are insulated or not. One considera
At 01:46 PM 12/6/2004 -0500, Gary Schafer wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 08:18 AM 12/6/2004 -0800, Michael Tope wrote: From a performance point of view, I suspect it doesn't make any difference at all whet
Jim Lux wrote: At 01:46 PM 12/6/2004 -0500, Gary Schafer wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 08:18 AM 12/6/2004 -0800, Michael Tope wrote: From a performance point of view, I suspect it doesn't make any differe
the best lightning a worse smaller wires may strike and you've put current divides fusing current account the short Not that it means anything, but I've never seen a BC station radial wire melted or
At 06:31 PM 12/6/2004 -0500, Gary Schafer wrote: But is a good RF radial grounding system really "one of the best lightning grounds you can get". A raft of small wires might well be a worse lightning
the best lightning a worse smaller wires may strike and you've put current divides fusing current account the short Not that it means anything, but I've never seen a BC station radial wire melted or
insulation offers the metallic conductor; I dig bare copper wire out of the ground that's 80 years old, and it looks OK. Just don't bury stranded wire or steel and use at least #16 and it will outli
station years 50-60 tower base? I put poison peanuts down and killed all the Ufers that were tearing up my lawn. Least that's what my wife calls those pesky pine voles when they get into her flower
Hmmm ... seems to me that ONE TIME less means it will carry NO CURRENT. What in heck does '2.5 times less' mean? I'm lost! [perhaps you meant 1/2.5 AS MUCH and 1/6.4 AS MUCH and 1/16 th AS MUCH?] Don
Roger on that Don, you got it! I wrote in a hurry. Glad it was decipherable. 73 Gary K4FMX Don Havlicek wrote: Hmmm ... seems to me that ONE TIME less means it will carry NO CURRENT. What in heck doe