On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:40:34 -0000, john wrote:
>Lets say I could go down 130ft would this elimnate the need for
>radials I wonder .
NO! The earth is lossy, and any current in it burns transmitter
power. The purpose of radials is to PREVENT transmitter current from
flowing in the earth, and to cause them instead to flow in the
radials, which are copper and low loss.
A connection to earth, no matter how good or deep, does not improve
antenna performance! Now, sea water is a different story. :)
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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