[Antennas] Antennas Digest, Vol 86, Issue 1

Wed Mar 2 09:24:58 EST 2011

Michael Goins wrote:
> I would disagree with the "been around 50 years" comment. Been a ham here
> since 1976, never owned a commercial antenna, and have studied antennas the
> entire time. There have been few references to double coax, and that was
> often 50 ohm where it connected with open feeders or twinlead as a
> pass through need. The doubled 75 ohm coax concept is not "common." And
> unless the vertical is actually elevated, the radials don't need to be
> "tuned." There just needs to be as many of them as you can make work with
> your installation if ground mounted.

 I started trying to become HAM in 1955, I hear of folks doing it. 
(became licensed in 1973)
> Counterpoise gets tuned, radial don't need to be.

 Suit yourself, but I think being tuned is helpful, am broadcast 
radials are customarily tuned. A 1/4 wl element is not an antenna.
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