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Re: [TowerTalk] Radial crossing feedline

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radial crossing feedline
From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:21:16 -0400
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Hi Dan,

You DEFINITELY want to use more than one radial for your
inverted L.  I think you will see a meaningful improvement
with 4 elevated radials, especially if they are 1/4 wavelength long (on 160)
and  a minimum of .05 wavelengths in height above ground (on 160).

I definitely would advise you to keep the feedline perpendicular to the
the radial with the feedline below the bottom of the L and the radials in
the horizontal plane.

I can tell you from my experience that 4 elevated radials will work much
better than one and the feedline and the radial not "playing together".
Someone more versed in theory can better explain why.

73 & gl!

Bob KQ2M

P.S. VERY funny about the Inv L being "off-topic" today.   :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Radial crossing feedline


> Hello all
>
> i know this is a bit off topic today as its non-BPL
> and non-political :-)
>
> anyway...
>
> my one and only radial on my 40-160M Inv L is laying
> right on top of my feedline (perpendicular).... as i
> was putting it back out i was wondering what this does
> to the mix ???
>
> Dan N8DCJ


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