I don't know why a 43' vertical would be a good multiband idea.
John KK9A
David Gilbert ab7e wrote:
Exactly so, Jim. I don't know why Zero Five would think that's a good idea.
Dave AB7E
On 10/28/2025 1:58 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 10/28/2025 11:15 AM, n1bkb--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>> While I have not tried the grounding system you suggested, I checked
>> with the mfr of my Zero Five 43' vertical and he approved my
>> alternate grounding solution.
>
> Radials and other counterpoise systems are NOT GROUND, and are NOT
> intended to couple to the earth! They are the other half of the
> antenna, an attempt to provide a low resistance path for the antenna's
> return current. On-ground and buried radials DO couple to the earth,
> but that is a BAD thing, because the earth is a big resistor. The
> greater the number of radials, the lower the loss.
>
> I suggest that you go back and study all that has been contributed to
> this long discussion, including the slides for my tutorial talk on
> 160M antennas, which is really about radial and counterpoise systems.
> The concepts apply to all base-fed verticals that have a low-impedance
> feedpoint, regardless of what band they're used on.
>
> http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf
>
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