[TowerTalk] Radials effect uppon reception

[Tom McAlee]

20 miles is ~32km not 12km.

That enough wire for 420 1/2-wave radials.  Wow.

73,
Tom, NI1N

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)" <richard at karlquist.com>
To: "Magnus A" <sm6wet at telia.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radials effect uppon reception


> My 160 meter vertical with 20 miles (12 km) of radials
> is indistinguishable on receive (except for absolute level of 
> signal and noise) from a 30 foot vertical 
> with four 30 foot radials.  OTOH, a 40 meter inverted
> vee receives better on 160 than any vertical.
> At least at my QTH. YMMV.
> 
> Rick N6RK