I cut 'em to 131 feet. They work very well. Make them 90 degrees apart if
possible.
I used this for years. No buried radials.
73 N7RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lars Harlin" <lars.harlin@one.se>
To: "Wayne Rogers" <n1wr@chesapeake.net>; "Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Elevated Radials
> Quick answer. With elevated radials its essential to keep them resonant.
> Connect them in pair, like a dipole,
> and fine tune them for the desired frequency.
>
> GL es 73 de Lars, SM3BDZ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Rogers" <n1wr@chesapeake.net>
> To: "Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 5:14 PM
> Subject: Topband: Elevated Radials
>
>
>> Quick question. I have 500 feet of wire. I'm going to install raised
>> radials on my 90 foot (Gamma fed) tower. Is it better to install three
>> 1/4
>> wave radials, or four 125 foot radials? Or does it matter?
>>
>> Thanks, Wayne N1WR
>>
>>
>>
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