Topband: Inverted L redux

[Wes]

Four 50-60 footers.

See: https://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/files/antenna_ground_system_experiment_4.pdf 
for my rational.

Wes  N7WS

On 9/2/2019 12:08 PM, N4ZR wrote:
> More as an experiment and a thought-provoker than anything else, I've started 
> adding 50-60-foot, on-the-ground radials to my 135-foot inverted L.  In the 
> latest incarnation I'm up to 4 radials.  On my ancient MFJ-259B the lowest SWR 
> is 1.3:1 at 1825 KHz, with an R of 77. X=0 (the 259B doesn't give the sign of 
> j) from 1808 to1894, which I assume is roughly centered on the actual 
> cross-over point.
>
> With my rudimentary knowledge of such things, I'm guessing that there remains 
> something on the order of 50 ohms of ground resistance to be reduced for 
> efficiency,  through addition of radials.  Question is, would I profit most by 
> adding another 4 50-60 foot radials, or 2 radials each 100-120 feet?
>
> Comments appreciated.
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