> An additional note..
>
> BC stations very quickly learned that 5/8th wave verticals
> were undesirable. They offered very little if any gain at
> all over a 1/2 wl or shorter, and they were subject to
> severe fading in areas near the limit of groundwave. Because
> of the fading issues and limited (if any) gain, 5/8th waves
> were abandoned in favor of verticals 1/2 wl or shorter. As a
> matter of fact a ~ .525 WL tall vertical is or was
> sometimes called a "non-fading vertical".
>
> Just over 1/4 wl is normal, but the big stations sometimes
> crept up around 1/2 wl.
Do AM-BC stations use ground radials?
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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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