[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Radial question

[Grant Saviers]

In addition to Rudy Severn's work (antennasbyn6lf.com) take a look at 
what Al Christman modeled 
http://ncjweb.com/bonus-content/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf

then make a decision that is dollar or backache limited in how much wire 
you are going to plant to grow some db's.

Grant KZ1W

On 2/27/2016 7:49 AM, Vincent Weal wrote:
> I'm installing a 40/80 meter vertical (DX Engineering 8040VA-1) which calls
> for 65 foot radials. However, I recently saw a video of an antenna
> presentation by W3LPL in which Frank suggests 70 foot radials for an 80
> meter antenna. I'll be burying the radials about an inch in the ground.
> Will it really make a dime's worth of difference whether I cut the radials
> at 65 ft or 70 ft? My understanding of radials has always been that
> elevated radials should be cut at a quarter wave plus 5%, but ground radial
> length isn't critical. I just wanted to get a consensus before I start
> chopping up thousands of feet of wire.
>
> (Yes, I am burying the radials because the guy who cuts my lawn will
> annihilate anything in his path. He even once managed to destroy an
> inverted vee that was 40 ft in the air!)
>
> 73, Vince K4JC
>
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