Topband: soldering radials

[Herb Schoenbohm]

On 8/18/2011 9:13 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
> Just was thinking, is the same or better to have 120 radials of AWG18 than
> 40 radials of AWG8? What´s the idea? This is the same amount of copper, but
> the distribution over the ground is different.
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> The size of the wire is not as much of an issue as the number of 
> radials.  If solid copper wire is buried in the ground the issue is 
> survivebility in various types of soil conditions.  If you can lay out 
> 120 radials on the grass and tack them down with staples, even if you 
> use less expensive THNN house wire, you will find that, even at 60 
> radials, is about as good as it gets for a budgetary ground system.  
> Adding 60 more will not be a perceptible increase to those you work, IMHO

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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