The Force 12 vertical dipoles are Excellent, and do not require radials, as Cebik notes in his models of vertical dipoles. A dipole is complete unto itself as a radiating antenna. In the far field , good RF earth can help this one like any antenna with its far reflections, but up close to it, it does fine with its elevated feeding.
And, it is a good antenna to home brew. Stuart K5KVH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
