Topband: Four-Square Receiving Array

Phil Duff NA4M & Ann Duff na4m at arrl.net
Tue Jan 30 12:58:10 EST 2007


Ian Keyser wrote:
> Hello Nodir and all,
> 
> I am also looking at the four square.... my question is about the ground 
> system.
> 
> For receiving only, how good does the ground system have to be?   In my 
> location I could easily accomodate the verticals (loaded) but the radials 
> would create a massive headache as it will be in our caravan site.   Also, 
> to get quarterwave spacing it will be almost on my boundaries, so all 
> radials will have to be facing to the centre of the four aerials.

The DX Engineering web site has installation instructions in .pdf format 
for their receiving arrays with performance, site selection, ground 
system, and other installation information:

http://www.dxengineering.com/pdf/RFS-2.pdf

73 Phil NA4M



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