Topband: Mixed RF grounds

[Mike Waters]

Hi Bob,

It's because earth ground rods have a LOT more losses than even ONE λ/4
elevated radial of sufficient height. There's a detailed thread or three
about this in the searchable archives
<http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/>.

73, MIke
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 5:40 PM Chortek, Robert L. <
Robert.Chortek at berliner.com> wrote:

> I looked into this some years back and was advised NOT to mix ground and
> elevated radials.  Can’t recall why.
>
> My elevated radials are bent in every possible direction, and cover only
> about 120 degrees of the compass. Still,  I’ve managed to work 147
> countries on 160 and over 200 on 80 from a 11,200 square foot lot in San
> Jose, CA.  The point being, you can do reasonably well with a compromise
> set up.  Just do the best you can with what you have to work with and
> maximize your receive capability.
>
> Bob  AA6VB
> Sent from my iPhone
>