[TowerTalk] Radials, density, etc.

[Jan Erik Holm]

Interesting, thanks for the info, might not be important
after all to have a "even radial system".
Then I ask myself, would the case be the same in an array,
forexample a 4 square? Probably it seems to me.

Jim SM2EKM
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Jim Lux wrote:

> I did some experimenting with NEC on a radial field that is uneven. A 
> radial every 15 degrees (24 in a circle) on one side, and every 30 
> degrees on the other. Not a fancy model, in free space, just trying to 
> find out what sorts of distortions there are.
> 
> Upshot: Not a huge difference - a dB asymmetry in the pattern, at most, 
> except for very high takeoff angles.
>
Very high takeoff angles isn´t interesting anyway.
> 
> You can see it all at: http://home.earthlink.net/~w6rmk/antenna/radial1.htm
> 
> Comments welcome.
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