[TowerTalk] radials for shunt fed tower

[doc]

> I'd just pull in 40-60 1/4 wl radials maximum or as many as
> I could as long as I could and call it a night. All this
> planning and worry over something that can't be easily and
> accurately  modeled, measured,  or predicted is the real
> waste of energy.
> 73 Tom

If I may kibbitz, I'd like to inquire as to what degree mass may 
compensate for length?

I have access to a couple of large Vee shaped I-beam assemblies
(they are used for towing mobile homes).  I could bury them
next to the tower base and attach them to the tower.

The initial purpose is to enhance the lightning grounding but
I am wondering if they could be of value in shunt feeding
the tower?

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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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