My 80m verticals feedpoints are about 12-18" above ground. I run a 1"
flat braided cable to an aluminum plate on the ground which has the
radials connected. It works FB and I don't worry about it :)
73
Ted KT1V
Larry Burke WI5A wrote:
> Thanks to those who replied to my earlier question:
>
> "Is there a distance -- minimum, optimal or maximum --- that a
> vertical's feed point should be from the earth for a ground-mounted
> radial system?"
>
> In my effort to make the question as simple as possible, I left out
> why I wanted to know. It's basically to get the connection and any
> matching out of harm's way... above occasional high water and possible
> bumps by the lawnmower, etc. Kinda the Southern version of the
> snowdrift problem described by W1FV. I want the feed point about
> 18-24" above the earth to avoid these problems... as opposed to "right
> at earth".
>
> This is just a simple "classical" vertical... insulated from the base
> and the shield of the coax will tied to ground and the radials.
>
> Larry
>
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