[Antennas] 468/Freq in Mhz

Mon Aug 24 22:48:26 EDT 2009

Read Cebik's (W4RNL) papers on the subject....HIS is the definitive on radials..and I use his info to make my statements.
Chris
WB5ITT
-----Original Message-----
>From: Billy Cox <aa4nu at ix.netcom.com>
>Sent: Aug 24, 2009 8:45 PM
>To: "antennas at mailman.qth.net" <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Antennas] 468/Freq in Mhz
>>Chris,
>>You might want to do some study on this topic of radials as your 
>statement is not quite "spot on". 
>>Depending on the vertical height, being 0.25w may or may not be of 
>any importance, ditto as to always be 1/4 wave. 
>>Same goes for saying 4x elevated is the same as 40x buried. Many
>have done published studies as to how many, how long, and why.
>>ON4UN's books and N6LF's website are good places to start.
>>Lots of variables with verticals and ground systems to make any 
>'this is always true' statements ...
>>73 de Billy, AA4NU
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cboone at earthlink.net
>>Radials can be insulated or not...as long as they are 1/4wave in 
>>length or longer...Personally, I like elevated radials...you can get 
>>away with 4 vs 10x as much buried and get the same results....
>>>>Chris
>>WB5ITT
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