More shorter is better then less long.
You might check out http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/. This page has a good
explanation about radials and sizes.
I use 25m radials. In EU wire comes in length of 100m, so using 25m is easy.
I also have shorter radials because of space limits.
73 Henk PA5KT
Ed Laughery schreef:
> Hi
>
> I am buiding a 160 meter vertical. For the radials, I have some surplus
> wire and was wondering which would be better - fewer radials measured at 1/4
> wavelengths or a larger number of radials that are shorter than a 1/4
> wavelength - example - four 126+ foot radials vs five 100 foot radials or
> double the radials but in the longer or shorter fashion.
>
>
--
Henk Remijn PA5KT
email: pa5kt@remijn.net
www: www.remijn.net
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