[TowerTalk] 16om vertical and the number of radials

[Grant Saviers]

"On the other hand, some really loud stations n 160m, say 5-10 db above
the crowd, use a massive amount of radials. This is for inland
stations, far away from salt water."

Curious minds would like to know which stations and how they were measured.

Besides the deep amateur literature and engineering about radials and 
antenna performance, there is much from BCB broadcast antenna 
performance history and engineering which is usually based on actual 
field strength measurements.  They all agree, there is no 5 to 10db 
magic for "massive" radials.

Grant KZ1W


On 12/2/2022 07:06, Paul Christensen wrote:
> Jorge,
> 
> N6LF's material is based largely on measured results in support of theory.
> 
> Paul, W9AC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jorge Diez - CX6VM
> Sent: Friday, December 2, 2022 9:57 AM
> To: Paul Christensen <w9ac at arrl.net>
> Cc: Ignacy Misztal <no9e at arrl.net>; tower and HF Antenna Construction Topics. <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 16om vertical and the number of radials
> 
> I think Paul wants to know the "real" situation, not theory. He want to know if the theory is 100% in accordance with real big stations with many radials on the antennas
> 
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
> 
> El vie, 2 dic 2022 a las 11:50, Paul Christensen (<w9ac at arrl.net>) escribió:
> 
>> Ignacy,
>>
>> There's a lot of published information that addresses your question.
>> Some material is rooted in commercial applications and even more in
>> the amateur literature where modeling is compared with measured results.
>>
>> As a starting point, I would carefully read Rudy Stevens' material:
>>
>> https://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/design_of_radial_ground_systems/
>>
>> Paul, W9AC
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Ignacy
>> Misztal
>> Sent: Friday, December 2, 2022 9:25 AM
>> To: tower and HF Antenna Construction Topics.
>> <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] 16om vertical and the number of radials
>>
>> Do more radials on a 160m vertical bring more improvements than shown
>> by simulation?
>>
>> Most simulations show that going above 32 radials on 160m brings
>> minimal improvement, say 1 db to 2 max. Even for low angle signals.
>>
>> On the other hand, some really loud stations n 160m, say 5-10 db above
>> the crowd, use a massive amount of radials. This is for inland
>> stations, far away from salt water.
>>
>> Is there any discrepancy between modeling and real life performance
>> with the number of radials? Does adding radials beyond 32 help much?
>> Any real stories?
>>
>> Ignacy NO9E
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