[TowerTalk] More fun with ground plane modeling

[Bill Turner]

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On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:22:13 -0700, David wrote:

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>Adding a second set of radials to get the two band capability you see is 
>really nothing more than the equivalent of a fan dipole, and the only 
>thing I would caution there is that in my experience there is enough 
>interaction between elements of a fan dipole that it can be difficult to 
>simply model it and have it come out dead on. 

REPLY:

I have used fan inverted vees for years with good results, as long as
the elements are spread out at least ten degrees or more. Like you
say, what I am finding with a ground plane is essentially the same
thing. Fortunately I have an SWR analyzer to help with the tweaking.
Without that it would be more trouble than it's worth. 

73, Bill W6WRT