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Re: Topband: Ground Radials Yet Again

To: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>,"Ian Keyser" <ian.keyser@btopenworld.com>, <topband@contesting.com>,"Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan@nist.gov>
Subject: Re: Topband: Ground Radials Yet Again
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:10:35 -0400
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
> If you have a grid dipper, you can put a one or two turn 
> loop at the inner end of a radial and dip the thing to see 
> what frequency it is most likely to work at.  I'd expect 
> the dip to be broad with a wire on the ground, and pretty 
> sharp with an elevated radial.
> Roy

Resonance only has a small effect on efficiency. The goal is 
to spread currents over the largest area.

Even the base impedance caused by the radial system doesn't 
mean anything for efficiency. 


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