TopBand: Asymmetric Radial System

[W4EF]

Has anyone studied the characteristics of radial asymmetry? Right now I 
have around 20 1/4 wave radials under my 160 meter "T" antenna, but because 
of the geometry of my lot, most of them are concentrated in the azimuth 
quadrant between ~330? and +60?. I am wondering how this would compare to 
the same # of radials evenly distributed in azimuth. Could this be roughly 
equivalent in terms of radiated field versus azimuth to having 80 radials 
on the NNE bearings and  1 or 2  radials in the other sectors. I plan to 
eventually add more wires to the conductivity challenged quadrants, but 
these will have to be much shorter due to the constraints of my tiny little 
homestead.

73 de Mike, W4EF

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