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Re: [TowerTalk] elevated radials vertical

To: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>, <KF6PYF@blaze1024.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] elevated radials vertical
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:39:06 -0700
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> > 120 radials might make a huge improvement with a single 
> > band vertical on 80 or 160
> 
>  I've never seen a system where that happens. Almost 100% of 
> maximum FS in any soil condition come with the first 40 or 
> 50 radials, assuming they are at least 1/4 wave.
> 
> 73 Tom 

I once made very careful measurements of a 40 meter vertical
using 4, 8, 15, 30, 60 and 120 radials.  Each time I added 
radials, there was an improvement, except from 60 to 120.
No measureable difference.

Rick N6RK
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