| Its been shown on here and elsewhere, by many and many times, that once 
beyond a modest radial field the field strength goes up marginally to the 
classic 128.
Ive stressed many times that a mesh screen out from the base 50' or so for 
160 does more for the signal than going from 32-64 or 64 to 128 radials. It 
also stabilizes the all important maximum current area so that climate 
doesnt have much effect. 
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Kavanagh" <73rjkosz@sympatico.ca> 
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 1:32 PM
Subject: Topband: Effect of trees
 But, Carl, there may be other variables changing in the system, for 
example, the amount of moisture in the ground. So it's not a controlled 
experiment.
Bob
VE3OSZ
 
Every autumn (when the fluid is leaving the trees) and every spring (when
the fluid is coming up again) I have to go out and adjust the phasing in 
my
2 el phased vertical for 160m. So some kind of effect does high trees 
have 
on the antenna.
73 SM6CPY
 
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