Topband: More on radials

[DXer]

Hi Gary,

This is the first time I hear about the DOG. Would you have online
references about it?

I'll Google it, but if you have goods ones handy, please send them to me
privately (unless others here are interested as well).

Thanks and 73.

Vince, VA3VF

On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 10:00 AM, kd9sv <kd9sv at comcast.net> wrote:

> About 20 years ago I did the DOG (dipole on ground) experiment) at my
> northern Indiana location.  Many others have likely done their own DOG
> tests
> but my results were that the dipole needed to be shortened by nearly 50% to
> still be resonant when lying on the grassy soil at this location.  Based on
> this data and wanting something that worked well I installed 1/4 wave
> radials for 80 meters AND also 1/4 wave for 160 meters.  I figured if the
> short ones don't get you then the long ones will. FWIW, YMMV, de gary,
> kd9sv
>
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