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

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials- the long and short of it
From: "Jim Bowman" <ks1j@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:56:58 -0000
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On this subject, ON4UN states on page 9-11 of Low Band Dxing (3rd), "for a
wire ON the ground, the physical length for 1/4 wave resonance will be
approximately .14 wavelength". Can the shortening effect truly be this
great?

Jim KS1J
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted KT1V" <kt1vbulk@demop.com>
To: "Scott Fike" <kc0bus@hotmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:25
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials- the long and short of it


> 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
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