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Re: [TowerTalk] Radial Wires VS a wire or screen mesh

To: <martin.s.ewing@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radial Wires VS a wire or screen mesh
From: John Hensley <w5jv@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:08:40 +0000
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Thank you Martin.
 
> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:13:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radial Wires VS a wire or screen mesh
> From: martin.s.ewing@gmail.com
> To: w5jv@hotmail.com
> CC: towertalk@contesting.com; antennas@mailman.qth.net
> 
> If you have a symmetric installation - a vertical on level ground with
> no near-by obstacles - the ground currents will be purely radial. Any
> wire in the circumferential direction is wasted, since no current
> wants to flow that way. So simple radial wires would require the
> least amount of conductor.
> 
> If you don't have complete symmetry, then things are more complicated.
> It is possible that cross connections (or mesh) would help, but maybe
> only a little.
> 
> 73 Martin AA6E
> 
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM, John Hensley <w5jv@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here's another dumb question: Does anyone know if a functional radial 
> > system can be made using fencing wire mesh, say 4 x 4?  If unwelded mesh 
> > were used and laid down the length of either 1/8 wave or 1/4 wave, 
> > shouldn't it work as well as radial wires?  Or is it the radial symmetry 
> > around the driven pole the key?
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> Dr. Martin S. Ewing, AA6E
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