On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:47:09 +0000 (GMT), Ffive VHN wrote:
>3280ft of wire to be used for radials.
The definitive treatment of this is by Rudy Severns, N6LF. He
answers EXACTLY your question. It is now part of the ARRL Antenna
Book, and this section alone is worth the price of that book plus
whatever it costs to get it shipped to you. Make sure that you get
the latest (20th) edition. It is not in the earlier versions.
The short answer is that radials in or on the ground do not need to
be resonant, and a radial system with more short radials is better
that one with a few long ones. For the quantity of wire you have
available, 40 radials about 85-90 ft long would be a good way to use
the wire. If you want to know more (and you should), get the book.
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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