>
> 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
> _______________________________________________
Antenna Engineering Handbook by Jasik says -
" Individual ground systems are required for each tower of a multielemnt
array . If the individual systems would overlap , the adjoining systems are
usually terminated in a common bus."
Under fig 20-16 showing radial systems for a two element array - It goes on
to state " The adjoining systems do not overlap but are terminated in a
common bus."
E.A. LaPort's Radio Antenna Engineering shows the exact same situation .
Good enuff for me ,
73 de Hank K7HP
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