Topband: FCP model

[Tom W8JI]

> I think a more relevant question should be "is there a better or simpler 
> elavated radial arrangement that can fit into the 66 foot linear space 
> that will radiate more effectively than the FCP design"? I'd be willing to 
> extend that distance to 100 feet since many surburban lots can support a 
> 100 foot run.
>
> Most people cannot erect elevated 2 or 4 quarter wavelength full length 
> radials.

>From what I have seen, within limits of what we could really notice, there 
are dozens of ways to accomplish the same thing. All have about the same 
result. There is no universal solution that makes every 50 foot backyard 
look the same, let alone look like 50 acres of flat rich soil.

The key is always more about not doing something wrong, and doing what fits 
and lasts.

Whoever said 2-4 elevated radials always works? Many times fifteen or twenty 
50-foot radials on the ground are the same or better.

73 Tom