Topband: QRP

Robert Harmon k6uj at pacbell.net
Tue Dec 15 22:30:15 EST 2015


Hardy,

Wow, that is great results !   I am anxious to get mine up.  It has been 
raining a lot here in northern CA and I am
doing the antenna work sporadically on dryer days.
Thanks for sharing your results Hardy.

Bob
K6UJ




On 12/15/15 5:11 PM, Hardy Landskov wrote:
> Bob,
> I ran the same thing for years here in AZ with great results. 4 elevated
> radials at 12 feet, Each was 132 feet long. Worked 237 countries.
> Hardy N7RT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert
> Harmon
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 4:59 PM
> To: Mike Waters
> Cc: topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: QRP
>
> Mike,
>
> Thats good stuff !   I am putting up a 160 with 4 elevated radials at 14
> feet (would like to get them higher
> but they are the least visible at 14 feet to my wife :-) I am anxious to see
> how it works.
>
> thanks for the reference info!
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
>
>
> On 12/15/15 3:50 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
>> According to this they are close.
>>
>> lists.contesting.com/_topband/2007-11/msg00248.html
>> <http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/2007-11/msg00248.html>
>>
>> www.antennasbyn6lf.com/design_of_radial_ground_systems
>> <http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/design_of_radial_ground_systems> -
>> scroll down to the section "QEX article on elevated radial ground
>> systems" and study the material in the links.
>>
>> I was amazed at how well just two elevated radials work here, though I
>> plan on four someday.
>> www.w0btu.com/160_meters.html#inv-l_antenna
>> <http://www.w0btu.com/160_meters.html#inv-l_antenna>
>>
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com <http://www.w0btu.com>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Robert Harmon <k6uj at pacbell.net
>> <mailto:k6uj at pacbell.net>> wrote:
>>
>>      Do the 160 verticals with 4 radials elevated at 20 feet,
>>      individually outperform the other vertical with 60 radials on the
>>      ground ?
>>
>>
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