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Re: [TowerTalk] Tuning raised radial verticals

To: Tom Osborne <w7why1@gmail.com>, "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tuning raised radial verticals
From: Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 12:22:59 -0500
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Take the first one off and see where it resonates

Chuck W5PR

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Tom Osborne <w7why1@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just put up an inverted 'L' for 80 meters with 2 rasised radials.  The
> radials are about 8 feet in the air at the base of the antenna and slope
> down to about 5 feet.
>
> It was strange as when I put the first radial on, it was resonant around
> 3800 and when I added the 2nd one, it dropped the resonant point down to
> about 3560 (which is where I wanted it to resonate).
>
> I thought I cut the radials both the same length, but maybe Ihave one
> longer than the other or something to move the resonany poing down so far.
>  73
> Tom W7WHY
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