[TowerTalk] radials for shunt fed tower

Les Kalmus w2lk at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 5 12:23:57 EST 2004


Google it. It's on the web.

73, Les

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] radials for shunt fed tower


James:
     Any chance K3LC's article is available at a web site for downloading?

Carry on

BillH


> Howard,
>
> If you're going to add some set number of additional radials, without
> question, adding more 130' radials would be more beneficial than adding
65'
> radials.
> For a fixed number of radials, longer is better than shorter. However, if
> your question is really how to optimize the use of some set amount of
wire,
> refer
> to the Al Christman, K3LC, article "Maximum Gain Radial Ground Systems For
> Vertical Antennas" in the March/Arprl edition of NCJ.  He lays it all out
there
> very nicely.
>
> Also Howard, you gave choices in quarter wave (at 3.5 MHz) increments, 65'
or
> 130'.  The optimum use of your wire will likely turn out to be something
> other than quarter wave increments.  There is no need or advantage to
cutting
> radials to "resonant" lengths if they are on/in the ground.
>
> If you didn't save your copy of NCJ, let me know and I'll get it to you as
an
> Adobe Reader email attachment.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim W9TM
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See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any
questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

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