At the risk of setting off a food-fight, I'm interested in opinions on shortened radials (T or loaded) versus the K2AC/W0UCE folded counterpoise design. W8JI has an interesting unfinished page <www.
Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 17:05:16 +0000
Pete, Im using a a top loaded vertical with 12 elevated 1/8 wave radials with an isolation transformer at the feed point. I have no basis for comparison BUT I have no trouble being heard in JA, VK, D
I had an inv L with two FCP radials. The radials were not in an optimum direction. And I had a difficult time working NA, i.e in the direction were I did not have FCP radials. I had the impression th
I'm with Tom. I probably have one of the more challenging situations around for installing on-the-ground radials in my cactus patch. (See my QRZ page for a hint) Nevertheless, after studying the a
I recently found Rudy N6LF article from ARRL Antenna Compendium Vol 6 re short 10' elevated top band radials. Resonated with a single loading coil, as short as 50' worked well, only down 0.5db from f
Pete. I use an inverted L over K2AV FCP on my tiny quarter acre lot in Point Of Rocks, MD. It has made all the difference in the world for my results on 160 meters. Before the FCP I used and inverted
My lot is 60x100 ft with a swimming pool taking up most of the backyard. I managed to squeeze in an 160 m inv L running from the back fence to a tree in the front yard. A K2AV FCP is mounted on the b
Author: CUTTER DAVID via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 08:25:19 +0100 (BST)
Hi Rick How do you find your inverted L on receive, or do you have separate rx antennas? David G3UNA/G6CP _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Hi David My noise level on top band is not too bad as I live near Lake Ontario and am not totally surrounded by rf noise generators. Ive tried a few rx antennas (LZ1AQ loops, DX Engineering short ver
Pete: I don't have a dog in this hunt, but it seems to me that you may be assigning a motive to Tom's research on this subject that isn't supported by the article you cited. I read the unfinished a
Elevated Radials ... In Houston, TX on a 60'X90' lot I had one quarter-wavelength elevated radial bent in the shape of an L to fit on the lot, it was routed around the perimeter of the lot. At an apa
If the argument is that the FCP can't be accurately modeled, maybe someone can explain just why that is. 73, Floyd - K8AC You can't simply enter the geometry into modeling programs because you have 4