Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-30 Thread James V Redding PE
zed radiation. Essentially all of the horizontally polarized > radiation is lost to ground losses. 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message > -From: cl...@gm3poi.com To: donov...@erols.com, topband@contesting.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 5:25:05 PM Subject: RE: Topband: Elevated > Radials - wil

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/29/2020 11:37 AM, fmoeves wrote: I was under the impression that If you have elevated radials and if you take even one to the ground you might as well move all to the ground..??Fred KB4QZH Yes. Losses in elevated radials rise with poorly balanced currents. It's worth spending time

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread fmoeves
: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help? Hi Clive, A second resonant radial is a good idea, but not because it might cancel horizontally polarized radiation. Why? Because -- just like a Beverage -- a horizontal wire close to the ground has no significant horizontally polarized

Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread Roger Kennedy
Yes I can concur that you were a pretty solid signal here in Europe during the Stew Perry Contest Dan ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/29/2020 5:58 AM, d...@np2j.com wrote: I am wondering if I should lay radials on the ground, particulary near the feedpoint's? Any advice?? In addition to what Frank has written, I suggest that you study this link for ideas. http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf FWIW, I heard you pretty

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread donovanf
polarized radiation is lost to ground losses. 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: cl...@gm3poi.com To: donov...@erols.com, topband@contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 5:25:05 PM Subject: RE: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help? Frank what

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread clive
poise is another alternative to your > current single elevated radial. > > Good luck! > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- > > From: d...@np2j.com > To: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 1:58:53 PM >

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread donovanf
in the most important directions. But you've already done that. Bravo! Good luck! 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Dan Flaig NP2J" To: donov...@erols.com Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:41:40 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on g

Re: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread donovanf
Subject: Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help? Hello fellow Topbanders! Had lots of fun in the Stew, thanks for the contacts everyone! Looking forward to the CQ160 and as always trying to find a way to improve antenna performance so looking for advice I am currently using

Topband: Elevated Radials - will radials on ground help?

2020-12-29 Thread dan
Hello fellow Topbanders! Had lots of fun in the Stew, thanks for the contacts everyone! Looking forward to the CQ160 and as always trying to find a way to improve antenna performance so looking for advice I am currently using a pair of Inverted L's each having a single elevated radial.