check out the link below to K3LR's article discussed below. Already in
.pdf format, found on Google search:
http://www.ncjweb.com/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf
73,
Zig - KM9M
For a fixed number of radials, longer is better than shorter. However, if
your question is really how to optimize the use of some set amount of wire, refer
to the Al Christman, K3LC, article "Maximum Gain Radial Ground Systems For
Vertical Antennas" in the March/Arprl edition of NCJ. He lays it all out there
very nicely.
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