Topband: Tuning elevated radials

[Ford Peterson]

Tom wrote:

...snip...

> If you want to save work by pretending less than a dozen
> radials less than 1/10th wavelength high are "earth
> independent", then you just have to take your chances with
> the unpredictable hidden problems. No point in wasting a lot
> of time balancing what is often over a radically unbalanced
> media  and 5 or 6 dB down from a good system.
> 
> 73 Tom

Tom,

Are you saying that a simple elevated radial system is 5 or 6 dB down from the classic 120 buried radials?  This seems to run in conflict with things I've read elsewhere.

Ford-N0FP
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