Thanks to all on your collective wisdom, great stimulus for thought.
73 Dwight NS9I
On 10/27/2010 1:50 PM, Luis Mansutti IV3PRK wrote:
> Dwight,
>
> my four elevated radials go up at 45 degrees from the the ground
> feeding point and are suspended from the tower with nylon ropes at
> about 3 m. height.
> In 15 years, winter and summer, I never had to change anything.
> See pictures on this page: http://www.iv3prk.it/tx-antenna-2.htm
>
> 73
> Luis IV3PRK
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "DGB" <ns9i2016@Bayland.net>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Elevated Radials
>
>
>> When you use elevated radials, how do you transition them back down to
>> the feed-point, which could be near ground or up a couple of feet?
>>
>> thanks Dwight NS9I
>>
>> On 10/24/2010 11:36 PM, Hardy Landskov wrote:
>>> I cut 'em to 131 feet. They work very well. Make them 90 degrees
>>> apart if
>>> possible.
>>> I used this for years. No buried radials.
>>> 73 N7RT
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lars Harlin"<lars.harlin@one.se>
>>> To: "Wayne Rogers"<n1wr@chesapeake.net>;
>>> "Topband"<topband@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Topband: Elevated Radials
>>>
>>>
>>>> Quick answer. With elevated radials its essential to keep them
>>>> resonant.
>>>> Connect them in pair, like a dipole,
>>>> and fine tune them for the desired frequency.
>>>>
>>>> GL es 73 de Lars, SM3BDZ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Wayne Rogers"<n1wr@chesapeake.net>
>>>> To: "Topband"<topband@contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 5:14 PM
>>>> Subject: Topband: Elevated Radials
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Quick question. I have 500 feet of wire. I'm going to install
>>>>> raised
>>>>> radials on my 90 foot (Gamma fed) tower. Is it better to install
>>>>> three
>>>>> 1/4
>>>>> wave radials, or four 125 foot radials? Or does it matter?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Wayne N1WR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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