[TowerTalk] K8UR wire 4-SQR characteristics vs 1/4 vertical array design from N0AH

[Tom Rauch]

> I had always bought into the popular myth (I guess).
> 
> I use (3) 1/2 wave vertical dipole DE with parasitic director arrays on
> 80; they are over very wet ground and seem to play very well - but I'm
> going to try radials to see how smart you guys are <g>
> 
> --
> Steve Maki

The loss will depend on how well your soil behaves when excited 
by a strong electric field, and how strong that electric field is.

Here, even with a dipole at 40 feet on 80 meters, there is a lot of 
signal to be gained with a counterpoise.


73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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