On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:27:17 -0500, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> Here it is:......a ROG or radial on ground (attached only to
>> the tower ground) gains some length due to the VF laying on
>> earth.....this allows for shorter radials that appear to be
>> at RF longer.
>Radials on the ground are not resonant. In that application
>you don't care about resonance as they are simply a device
>for collecting the return currents and increasing conductivity
>in the ground. Quite simply, with on/in ground radials, it is
>the area they cover that is important ... not whether they are
>resonant.
Au contrair! See work by N6LF, which strongly suggests that there
are resonance effects, especially with only a few radials.
73,
Jim K9YC
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