Overlapping is OK. The only problem might develop when corrosion
causes intermittent contact between radials. Of course, insulated
wires avoid this situation, in most cases.
Why not put down insulated wire for the NEW radials?
ALL my radials are insulated ... all 360 of them. Each set of 180
radials (3 verticals in each array) overlap, but no problems here!
73
Don
N8DE
Quoting Kshaddrick <kshaddrick@jetup.net>:
>
> Somewhere in the distant past I read that the radials of one antenna
> cannot overlap those of another. Is this really true? There are
> some folks who indicate that if the radials are insulated it
> shouldn't be a problem. My issue is I have an existing vertical
> installation within radial range of a new tower installation. I
> plan to shunt feed the tower and if I can't overlap the existing
> radials from the vertical antenna, that will leave quite a wide
> area with no radial coverage for the shunt fed antenna (basically
> from east through south to the west, the vertical sits in the south
> east and the house covers the rest).
>
> Kelley - W0RK
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