[TowerTalk] Radials - What is the big deal?

[James Duffey]

On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:30 PM, WA3GIN wrote:

 >Yesterday I received an email from a "new" general class that just  
upgraded from tech.  He has been trying to work stations >using a  
slinky antenna in his attack but didn't have any luck at all.  I gave  
him a Hustler 4BTV vertical.  He put it up in >his back yard on a  
post with no radials.  Turned on his FT897 and proceeded to work  
Germany on 40 SSB.  The fella is very >excited and thrilled about his  
DX performance on his first attempt at HF. He doesn't know anything  
about near field or far >field radials systems and he is haveing a  
blast on HF with the vertical that radiates equally poorly in all  
directions.



Dave - Please do the right thing and tell him how much better his  
antenna will work and how much easier it will be to work stations,  
particularly DX if he installs a few radials. Please?  - Duffey