Rick,
Just finished one of the 80m 4 Square Towers. Before any change it was
resonant at 3540 - R = 38.7. That was with two wires going from plate with
female UHF connector to radial ring. Now I have 17 wires from a ring that is
attached to the plate with UHF connector to the radial ring and it is resonant
at 3620 - R = 34.7. Those measurements were with a Rig Expert analyzer with a
double make connector at the feedpoint. Any calculation based on those numbers
as to how much power I would lose if all four towers were the same?
The 4 Square has always worked well for me. Perhaps with another three days of
work, my confidence in it will be even greater.
I think that confidence is important. Give two equal operators the same setup
but tell one he is using stacked Yagi antennas and the other he is using a
dipole and my bet is the guy with the "stacked Yagis" will win the contest :-)
Thanks, Rick.
73...Stan, K5GO
Sent from Stan's IPhone
> On Dec 14, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist
> <richard@karlquist.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On 12/14/2015 10:04 AM, Gary Schafer wrote:
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> Why wouldn't you just run all of the radial wires up over the foundation to
>> a small ring or combined connections right at the tower?
>>
>> 73
>> Gary K4FMX
>
> If the radials are taut and the base is elevated, this
> is inconvenient mechanically. No electrical reason
> why it wouldn't work.
>
> Rick N6RK
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