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 to the radial ring?
Is it ok to have a seperation of 1 inch? 12 inches?
So forth and so on. I have not seen this subject discussed
either here or in any of the popular antenna books.
My 1/4 wave 80 meter vertical is currently seperated from the
radial ring by about 3 inches. I would like to increase
this to about 6" by using a new insulator.
Is there an optimal seperation distance? How far is too much?
What would be the performance effects of having a vertical element
incrementally increased from the radial ring?
Thanks
K2WH
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