- 1. Topband: Buried radials (score: 1)
- Author: SteamBoilers@aol.com (SteamBoilers@aol.com)
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:06:04 EDT
- Hello Gents If the only option is bury radials about three feet deep in a field that is plowed, is it worth doing for another quarter wave vertical. ? I dont mind the work if the results are worth it
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00152.html (6,809 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Buried radials (score: 1)
- Author: k4kyv@hotmail.com (Donald Chester)
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 09:30:54 +0000
- Alan, I'm not sure how effective the radials would be if buried that deep. They need to be on or just below the surface. The purpose of the radial system is to shield the radiating vertical element
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00155.html (7,679 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Buried radials (score: 1)
- Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 06:50:27 -0400
- I think three feet is way too deep. Three feet of dirt would be a pretty good RF shield over the radials and would probably render them useless. I don't have any "scholarly papers" handy to verify th
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00156.html (6,800 bytes)
- 4. Topband: Buried radials (score: 1)
- Author: W8AV@aol.com (W8AV@aol.com)
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:10:31 EDT
- The ideal depth for radials is on the surface of the ground but in the broadcast industry we normall bury them about 4" (10cm) below the surface. We have two stations where the radials were buried in
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00172.html (7,955 bytes)
- 5. 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)
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