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[TowerTalk] Radials, verticals and horizontal antennas

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Radials, verticals and horizontal antennas
From: w2cdo@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:38:10 +0000
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It has been empirically proven that a ground-mounted vertical with a dozen 
radials and an antenna matching unit (e.g., "tuner") is a much more effective 
antenna than a dipole up 1/2 wavelength on paper.  ;-)

If you' ve got room for a 40 meter dipole, you have room for a 40 meter half 
square, which will - I guarantee - beat the pants off the dipole for DX or 
contesting.  Half squares on 20 and 15 also work pretty good in their proper 
directions (broadside to the axis of wire) and they hear pretty good.  They 
don't need radials and they are naturally 50 ohm antennas.  You do need trees 
or supports, but they don't have to be high for the antennas to be effective.  
On 20 get the antenna up 25' and you'll sound like a low yagi.  And the price 
is right.. well, until the PRC discovered copper, that is.  

73, Peter W2CDO
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