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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