Topband: elevated radials question

[Greg Davis]

Grant and Joel,

Thanks for the feedback.

I have a stockpile of wire that's not doing me any good sitting in my
garage, so it sounds to me like probably the best thing is to add some more
on-ground radials (to some extent) and focus on improving my RX since I do
not yet have a dedicated RX antenna.

73 de Greg N3ZL

On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 12:04 PM Greg Davis <n3zl.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Topbanders,
>
> I just got my 160m antenna back up after being off the band for a while,
> just in time for the pre-Stew this past weekend. It is an inverted "J" with
> I'd estimate 90ish feet more-or-less vertical over the tallest tree in my
> back yard. I've got a decent number of on-ground radials laid down from
> previous years, but I plan to add some elevated radials this season.
>
> There are a few things I'm not sure of. Do I raise the base of the vertical
> to the height of the elevated radials -- 48" inches or so? Do I leave it on
> the ground and slope up from the base of the vertical to reach the elevated
> height a short distance away? Is there any reason not to combine a mix of
> on-ground and elevated radials?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 73 de Greg N3ZL
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