I would imagine you could use just about anything for your
radials. I'm getting ready to move, for several years I had a
1/4 wave 80m vertical that was just a wire snaked up a tree.
The tree was right next to my chain-link fence, so I used that
for the 'radials'. It played very well!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Rod Greene
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 7:54 AM
> To: Dave Nissen; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical Radials
>
>
>
> Dave, I have often wondered how a vertical would play if
> mounted on top of a metal roof. Could the metal roof
> panels be used for the 'ground' instead of radials? It
> would seem that the roof would actually be better than
> radials. Any ideas? I have a metal roof over my shack ..
>
> Rod
>
> At 10:02 PM 8/13/1998 -0500, Dave Nissen wrote:
> >Hello to all..
> >
> >I need your help with my new vertical anntenna..
>
> >Now to the problem.. I plan on installing the anntenna on a
> 30'X30' roof of
> a metal building.. Does anyone have a idea as to how to make/install the
> radials?? The anntenna will be mounted on a tri-pod, the roof is about 15'
> high, from ground level..
> >
>
> >TNX
> >73
> >Dave de W9COP
>
>
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