KK7UV wrote:
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So, my choices are this point are:
1. 8 elevated radials, 8 to 10 feet above very poor ground
2. 20 to 30 on-the-ground radials (perhaps 8 to 12 of them buried) over
very poor ground.
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Steve, I might opt for #1, but it's probably
close to a wash and whichever is easier for you
to do. From Colorado, I used a vertical GP with
~20 elevated radials only 2-3' above ground. I
had no choice because half of my radials were over
a garden plot which I needed to till each season.
I simply moved the radials to the side each year
at the beginning of May, and then moved them
back in September. My system worked fairly well
for DX-ing (DXCC 238 when I left Colorado in
1993) and contests (won CQ 160 CW - USA Zone 4
many times including several Top 10 USA finishes).
Since your radial height is much higher than
mine was, I suspect the systems might be equivalent
even though you're using fewer radials.
73, Bill W4ZV
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