TopBand: RADIALS

[Craig Clark]

Pretty sure DeMaw came to the same conclusion in QST. 
All things considered 16 50' radials is a nice compromise. Also, don't
forget Sherwood's use of Chicken wire (Ham Radio in the 70's) to couple to
ground.
Happy holidays to all.



At 09:19 AM 12/17/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Many years ago I read a booklet written by a BBC engineer. He concluded that
>many short radials were better than few full size for medium wave
>broadcasting. I assume the same must apply to our 160m band. Anyway, that is
>what I have done.
>
>73  Rag  OZ8RO
>
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