> Hmmmm???! I just planted a used HyGain HyTower in the backyard. Their
> instructions direct you to use 6 8' ground rods in a pattern at the base of
> the antenna, about 24" out, all tied together with #8 or so buss wire. It
> seems to work. Is that because the antenna is so lossy the VSWR only
> appears to be good but the radiation efficiency is really dirt (!) poor? I
> have worked JA's with 100 watts from the Wilds of Maine, which, I realize,
> may be as scientific as the antenna articles found in 73 magazine....
I have used Hytowers since the '60's when they came out.
Of course this works...it is the interconnecting wires and the first few inches
of rod that are providing you with a reasonable match to a 50 ohm line.
The more radials you lay out, the better your radiation efficiency will be.
Many short radials are better than just a few long ones. As you lay radials,
the impedence at the base will decrease to 36 ohms or so, and you can
match this with an un un transformer.
I agree...this thread needs to move to TowerTalk reflector.
Sorry for all the bandwidth I caused.
(((73)))
Phil,K5PC
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