[UK-CONTEST] Vertical radials

[Clive GM3POI]

Just think about it Andy, Would you want a whole lot 
of lossy soil on top of your radials ( a few 10s of 
mm is ok).
Yes your radials are allowing the antenna NOT to see 
the losses.
73 Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Swiffin" <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Vertical radials


>>>> 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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