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From: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd)
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 14:02:17 -0400 (EDT)

I think that's the year I helped moderate.  I know I have the video and 
maybe the transcript too.  73 - Rich, KE3Q

On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, Jim Reid wrote:

> 
> 
> Also coming in this morning was the following
> email from Bill,  N3RR;  assume he does not mind my
> sharing the contents,  nothing seems personal,  hi:
> 
> "Jim,
> 
> This is the first post from you on this subject that I've seen.  Not sure
> whether your experiment is for KH7 only, or generic investigation, but,
> it's all been done before, generically.
> 
> At Dayton ,1996 (or was it 1997), a presentation was made that described
> two similar tests made at two different AM broadcast stations (thousand
> miles apart) which were each being relocated.    During construction of the
> replacement antennas, tests were performed, measurements made, radials
> (elevated 10 feet) were added, dropped, etc.  Quite a thorough examination,
> using two different stations.  The consulting engineer who made these tests
> gave the presentation.
> 
> Bottom line: 4 elevated radials acts like 128 buried radials and 2 elevated
> radials acts like 4 elevated radials.
> 
> I think your investigation would be rather academic based on these results
> (the additional results for more than 4 elevated radials which were
> provided at the seminar I have forgotten).  My conclusion: four elevated
> radials is all that's ever needed and two is just as good (At least for
> the160 M band).
> 
> Sorry I can't remember who gave the presentation at the antenna forum, but
> I am sure K3LR, the moderator, would remember.
> 
> Bill, N3RR"
> 
> Which just further hi-lights the differences of opinion
> existing on this topic.  Will see if I can run down this
> report;  has it been published in some sort of Forum
> proceedings?
> 
> 73,  Jim,  KH7M
> 
> 
> 
> 
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73 - Rich Boyd, KE3Q


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