[TowerTalk] ground radial length vs antenna height?

[Mike Murphy]

ON4UN's Low Band DXing book has an excellent section about radial length.  

 __________________________


Michael Murphy - KD8OK


kd8ok at yahoo.com
__________________________



----- Original Message ----
From: Gary Slagel <gdslagel at yahoo.com>
To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:08:01 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] ground radial length vs antenna height?

I've heard/read that when laying radials on the ground there's really not much benefit to making the radial length any longer then the height of your antenna.  So... if I'm using a ground mounted hustler 6bv(?) vertical that's 25' tall I might as well make my radials all 25' long.  Wonder if anyone has an opinion on that?  Also... any problem just using galvanized electric fence wire for radials?
 
Thanks for input.  This will be my primary antenna till I get my newly purchased tower up in the next few months.


Gary Slagel/N0SXX
Lakewood, CO
http://marina.fortunecity.com/sanpedro/351


      
_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk