Topband: Y shaped radials. was Re: Inverted L

[Ffive VHN]

'allo,

Has anyone ever thought of using Y shaped radials. Ie you start off with your 0.125 length radials then at the end you attach 2 more radials (still going away from the antenna). You could then do the same at the end of these 2 radials.... etc.....

So you could have 16 radials 0.125 WL
then 32 radials from 0.125 to 0.2 WL
then 64 radials from 0.2 to 0.3 WL,


As I see it, it is question of covering the ground area, or ground coverage. The further from the antenna, the more area there is for the radial to cover... so fill in the gaps. Yes/no ?

Best 73

Rob F5VHN