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Topband: Elevating radials

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Subject: Topband: Elevating radials
From: W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:17:09 -0400
> If I understand you guys right. adding toploading to a vertical
> actually shorten the effectiv antenna if the slooping wires are
> slooping down at that`s say 45 deg. What will happen to a ground
> mounted vertical that have radials slooping upwards 20 feet at 45 deg
> and the rest horisontal. Will the radials shorten the radiating part
> of the vertical ?

Yes, they will reduce the effective height of the antenna.


73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com 

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