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Re: Topband: trimming elevated radials

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Subject: Re: Topband: trimming elevated radials
From: Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
Reply-to: n2ic@arrl.net
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:50:47 -0600
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It's worth looking at N6LF's QEX March/April 2012 article, available on his web site at http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/2012/02/elevated-radial-ground-systems-some-cautions.html .

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 03/31/2013 01:40 AM, Dan Maguire wrote:
Jeff Blaine wrote:

What is the preferred method of
tuning elevated radials for uniformity?
[snip] ...
There are two methods that I thought of.  Measuring the
current at the base of the vertical/radial union and
trimming lengths iteratively trying to get a uniform current
reading on all elements.
[snip] ...
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