[TowerTalk] Ground radials for phased arrays

[Steve, NR4M]

Hello Charlie. I don't know why. I've done it both ways with each installation working quite well. And it may be something like, depending upon the phasing, unequal currents in the radial wires. if they're just laying across each other randomly, there may be a difference a potential causing some kind of noise, like some kind of common mode noise. When you find out let me know.


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> On Jan 12, 2017, at 11:31 PM, <n0tt1 at juno.com> <n0tt1 at juno.com> wrote:
> 
> Gents,
> 
> About on-the-ground radials for vertical phased arrays...some
> "instructions"
> have said to connect the ends of the radials to a "buss" that (more or
> less) 
> divides the 4 elements in say, a 7mhz 4-square.
> 
> My question is why do that....Is it just to save on radial wire
> or is there a technical reason for connecting them to a buss?
> 
> Thanks,
> Charlie, N0TT
> 
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