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Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical with 1 radial

To: Tom Osborne <w7why@frontier.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical with 1 radial
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 12:05:28 -0700
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Well, you might notice a couple of db F/B with that one radial you selected. That would be a big win with the overall antenna maybe 5 to 10 db down from a decent radial system.

Verticals at salt water "on the beach" or on a couple wavelength diameter copper sheet with 1 or 2 radials will work fine.

Grant KZ1W


On 5/17/2014 10:21 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
Once again I read an article in a ham magazine about a vertical antenna with one radial. Claims gain in the direction of the radial and null off the back. Where is this in reality?

Why spend all that time building verticals with extensive radial systems if all you need to do is put one up with 4 radials and just switch the radial in in the direction you are trying to work? Guess that would be the way to go, huh?? 73
Tom W7WHY


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