[TowerTalk] Why does Cushcraft R7 work so well without radials?

[michael watts]

Hello TowerTalkers,

The Cushcraft R7 and R8 verticals seem to work pretty
well.  They use 8 "whiskers" that are about 3 feet
long as the ground plane.  Why does this work so well?
 Would it work better if the whiskers were real
radials?  Would making the whiskers twice as long
improve the performace?

Thanks,
Mike

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