[TenTec] Vertical radial question

Art k6xt at arrl.net
Mon Oct 30 10:53:54 EST 2006


I'd want to read chapter 9 of the ON4UN Low Band DXing book and chapter 
6 of the ARRL Antenna Book. A ton of information on verticals and their 
ground systems. Maybe take a look at W8JI's website too. You didn't 
specify the freq but comments in these sources can be applied anywhere.

When conditions are less than perfect I like the Alfred E. Newman 
approach to antennas: "What, Me Worry? It's the Best I Can Do!"

Yes, it will affect your vertical, but if it's what you have, it's what 
you have. WFWL. Based on my own experience and the fact that I hate 
burying radials when there's a good alternative, you'll probably reduce 
your ground losses if you use elevated radials regardless of their 
configuration. The advantage is you need fewer radials and ground losses 
decrease rapidly as radial height increases.

73 Art


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