[UK-CONTEST] Vertical radials

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> On 13/10/2009 at 12:24, in message <4AD46358.2030102 at btinternet.com>, "David,
G3YYD" <g3yyd at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> The key thing to remember about radials is they act to screen the 
> underlying lossy soil from the RF current (note current). A radial 
> system of any sort shape or whatever should be thought of as a ground 
> screen. 

So, the last thing we want to do is bury our radials?   Is that right?

I'd always thought about it as providing an "earth"  (hence people talk about using "earth stakes" - something I've always been dubious about), but in fact we're protecting our aerial from the earth?


Andy
'8oeg



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