[TowerTalk] short radials, spacing

[Kris Mraz N5KM]

We all know that if the radials for a vertical are short then it 
does no good to have a lot of them. Reference The ARRL Antenna Book, 
17th Edition, Table 3 on page 3-13, and ON4UN's Low-Band DXing, 3rd
Editiom, Table 9-1 on page 9-10.

So for 60 radials .2 wl long the radials would be spaced 6 degrees.
Likewise, for 36 radials .15 wl long they would be spaced 10 degrees.

Now consider an 80m 4-square array. Assume each vertical will have 60
radials .2 wl long (6 degree spacing). In the interior of the array 
the radials will be much shorter than .2 wl. (Ranging .125 to 
.17 wl). Question: Can (should) there be fewer interior radials since 
they are shorter? Or should the 6 degree spacing be maintained?

Kris N5KM

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