Herb:
The intent for deploying an FCP is not to replace a gold standard, near
perfect, or best possible, buried, raised or on ground radial system.
The K2AV allows those who, like me, are space limited and cannot put out a
efficient radial field or resonant raised radials under an Inverted L or
other Vertical Radiator for 160 or 80m as in my case, a single Inverted L
that is an end-fed half wave on 80 and 1/4 wave on 160.
73,
Jack
I would think if the KISS rules apply that a good approach would be
30-50 insulated ROG wires of 60-80 feet in length (radials on ground)
and the grass will cover them in a few weeks, due to the VF of such
radials a 1/4 wave is not required, that an efficient ground system can
be obtained without the trouble of the FCP design complexity. A Marconi
is always a Marconi and as Tom, W8JI instructs us, there is no magic
bullet to save us from ground losses unless they are mitigated by
aggressively reducing the RF absorption in a poor ground, which is more
than likely the case for most of us.
In the early days of this hobby I used to SWL on 160 with my HQ-129 RX
and the best antenna I ever had was to hook up to the finger stop on my
rotary telephone. It worked but as soon as articles were published
about Beverages and loops I learned that there was something much
better. Before that I really thought I had found something. Nobody
today even mentions this trick or as Mr. Albert once stated, "It's all
relative", and so it is.
Regards,
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 7/31/2012 7:13 PM, W0UCE wrote:
> One aspect of the K2AV FCP is KISS. However, experimenting with change of
> components and proven architecture should anyone opt to do so will produce
> unfavorable results.
>
> So... KISS and construct an FCP in the way it has been proven unless
> experimentation is the objective in which case the results will be diverse
> and directly related to variations one may choose to make.
>
> The FCP as designed with recommend components and it works and works well,
> which is the ultimate in deploying the KISS principal.
>
>
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