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Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials- the long and short of it

To: "Scott Fike" <kc0bus@hotmail.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials- the long and short of it
From: Ted KT1V <kt1vbulk@demop.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:25:42 -0400
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Scott,

It doesn't matter - ground radials are not resonant. Just put down a bunch of wire and it'll work

73
Ted
At 02:30 AM 10/22/2004, Scott Fike wrote:
Pertaining to a ground-mounted vertical antenna with buried radials a few inches below the surface of the grass:

Do ground radials have to be electrically the same length as the main vertical radiator element?


Ted Demopoulos
Demopoulos Associates, www.demop.com
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