[Antennas] Vertical

Sun Nov 27 14:12:41 EST 2005

>There is a point of diminishing return after 120....

Agreed ... and from studying the charts ... perhaps after 60 or so ...
>Cebik shows on his web site that 4-elevated radials 10ft or so high 
>will out do a larger number of buried or on the ground radials.

That seems in conflict with the repeated measurements that ON4UN, 
W8JI, and N7?? have published ... there is NO "free lunch" ... 
Consider your statement ... 10ft or so high .. for what frequency? For
10m, OK, that's roughly 0.25w high ... for 160m? 
>I ran a vertical with only 4 60ft long radials off the peak of the roof 
>(vertical was mounted on the vent pipe)..worked like a champ on 
>80-10 with perfect B/W and SWR readings...and it got out too!

Compared to <????> ... we all have our subjective stories to share,
and as long as they are understood as such ... it's great info to ponder.
Happy Holidays,
73 Billy AA4NU