[TowerTalk] Topband: Radials on ground v FCP

[Lee Hiers]

Back 20-ish years ago I used to operate from W4WA.  Ron had a full-size 1/4
wave made of Rohn 25, with a homemade insulator at 20'.  He had 20-22
resonant radials (I don't recall the exact number) evenly spaced at that
height.  It worked pretty well.

73 de Lee, AA4GA


On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:53 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

The radials need to be high, at least 20 feet as one or two
> fellows have indicated, at a minimum.  4 horizontal radials are
> needed, at 90 degree angles from each other.  Usually the ends are
> held up with utility poles.  Their length is critical and they must be
> terminated with plenty of insulation.  All the lengths must be equal.
> Because these demands are hard for most hams to meet for 160 meters,
> it's usually easier and more realistic for the average ham to simply
> lay down lots of radials on the ground and let grass grow over them.