[TowerTalk] Radial Connection to tower

[Stan Stockton]

Rick,

Just finished one of the 80m 4 Square Towers.  Before any change it was resonant at 3540 - R = 38.7.  That was with two wires going from plate with female UHF connector to radial ring.  Now I have 17 wires from a ring that is attached to the plate with UHF connector to the radial ring and it is resonant at 3620 - R = 34.7. Those measurements were with a Rig Expert analyzer with a double make connector at the feedpoint.  Any calculation based on those numbers as to how much power I would lose if all four towers were the same?

The 4 Square has always worked well for me.  Perhaps with another three days of work, my confidence in it will be even greater. 

I think that confidence is important.  Give two equal operators the same setup but tell one he is using stacked Yagi antennas and the other he is using a dipole and my bet is the guy with the "stacked  Yagis" will win the contest :-)

Thanks, Rick.

73...Stan, K5GO

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> On Dec 14, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard at karlquist.com> wrote:
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>> On 12/14/2015 10:04 AM, Gary Schafer wrote:
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> Why wouldn't you just run all of the radial wires up over the foundation to
>> a small ring or combined connections right at the tower?
>> 
>> 73
>> Gary K4FMX
> 
> If the radials are taut and the base is elevated, this
> is inconvenient mechanically.  No electrical reason
> why it wouldn't work.
> 
> Rick N6RK