Topband: Re insulated vs:bare radial wires/Chicke Wire

[Joe Giacobello]

Yes, when I had inquired on the Towertalk reflector several months ago 
regarding the use of chicken wire, someone responded privately and said 
that BC stations had abandoned wire mesh screens many years ago because 
of undesirable eddy currents. The eddy currents were thought to oppose 
the return currents and actually made the system less efficient.  The 
writer referenced two engineering books from th 50s, and I suspect the 
book you mention was one of them.

73, Joe
K2XX

Thomas F. Giella NZ4O wrote:
> BTW I have a 574 page e-book published in 1952 called Radio Antenna 
> Engineering. It covers LF/MF and HF antennas. I downloaded it for free at 
> http://www.lulu.com/content/159004. It says that putting down chicken wire 
> type mesh under the vertical is not good due to some sort of RF 
> cancellation.
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> 73 & GUD DX,
> Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
> Lakeland, FL, USA
> nz4o at arrl.net
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