[TowerTalk] 1/4 wave vertical with counterpoise

[David Gilbert]

It does not need a radial system of wires to avoid loss.  It just needs 
an alternative path to the earth for near field return currents, and 
that can be had with a proper counterpoise.  The modeling shows that and 
it's pretty intuitive if you think about it.

There is even a YouTube video out there by KB9VBR where he includes some 
actual experiments by a friend of his comparing WSPR reports for both a 
vertical with radials and a vertical with a small screen counterpoise.  
There was virtually no difference in performance.

The modeling and video I did isn't groundbreaking.  People have been 
doing the same thing for years with great results.  I just tried to 
demonstrate it using EZNEC.

Dave   AB7E


On 1/17/2026 7:01 AM, amfone20000 at yahoo.com wrote:
> A vertical must have a radial system to work properly if not you will 
> have significant loses.
>
>
> Tim WB8UHZ
>
>