[TowerTalk] Re: radial wire

[Eddy Avila]

Thanks Kelly, that's been my experience thus far running shortened 
radials....also more or less confirmed in ON4UN's "Low-Band Dxing" book, a 
must read!

73....../ed


>From: Kelly Taylor <ve4xt@shaw.ca>
>To: Eddy Avila <k6sdw@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Re: radial wire
>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:10:37 -0600
>
>Don't feel bad about short radials, and here's why:
>
>Most of the ground losses occur within the first 1/8 wavelength. Now that's
>not to say that 120 1/4-wave radials equally spaced around the antenna and
>running perfectly straight in every direction aren't ideal, but it does say
>that a larger number of 1/8-wave radials will work much better than  a
>smaller number of 1/4-wave radials.
>
>So don't sweat it over lot size, just put down as many as you can as long 
>as
>you can and you'll be fine.
>
>73,
>
>ve4xt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eddy Avila" <k6sdw@hotmail.com>
>To: <pete.soper@sun.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:23 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: radial wire
>
>
> >
> > Cool......if only I had the much space to run radials for my 80-40
>vertical!
> > Typical city lot I have barely enough room for 30-40 feet in any
>direction.
> > I could try sneaking onto the neighbor's property late at nite and 
>burying
> > longer runs....HI, but even with shortened radials my vertical works
> > surprisingly well.....73
> >
> > /ed
> >
> >
> > >From: Pete Soper <psoper@pjs.East.Sun.COM>
> > >Reply-To: pete.soper@sun.com
> > >To: "Eddy Avila" <k6sdw@hotmail.com>
> > >Subject: radial wire
> > >Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:11:22 -0500
> > >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > > >Home Depot sells 500-foot roll of #14 copper with jacket fer $12-15 a
> > >roll!
> > > >Can't get much cheaper than that
> > >
> > >The electric fence wire described is around that price for a quarter
> > >mile...
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Pete AD4L
> >
> >
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