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On 11th November, Phil wrote:
"...Whilst others claim as many radials as you can muster is the best way
forward - regardless of antenna format..."
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Phil,
<SNIP>
. It is simply not true
that we all need to have a rich uncle who own Chilean copper mine in order
to be successful with our low-band antennas, ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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VE9AA, Mike writes:
Just this afternoon I went from 'aprox' 20-25 radials (I've killed some
previous ones with the mower and whatnot) of various lengths (1/8 to a few
1/4wl) to adding another 13 fullsize 1/4WL radials and I noticed no
perceptible change in bandwidth SWR or the resonant dip location (at the
transmitter)
However the other day when I was slant-feeding my tower I added radials in
bunches at a time (groups of 4 or 5) and I could JUST barely see the SWR
meter move down slightly each time I added another bunch as I was at the
base of the tower connecting them up, live. I was running the XMTR @ 5w as
my MFJ-259 doesn't like the local AM stn and does not give me exact results.
I am not sure what this proves....merely an observation. I certainly
would think you would be much better off with 10-12 1/4WL radials on the
ground than 1 floating radial.
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160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with respect. - TF4M
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