I would think if the KISS rules apply that a good approach would be 30-50 insulated ROG wires of 60-80 feet in length (radials on ground) and the grass will cover them in a few weeks, due to the VF of such radials a 1/4 wave is not required, that an efficient ground system can be obtained without the trouble of the FCP design complexity. A Marconi is always a Marconi and as Tom, W8JI instructs us, there is no magic bullet to save us from ground losses unless they are mitigated by aggressively reducing the RF absorption in a poor ground, which is more than likely the case for most of us.
In the early days of this hobby I used to SWL on 160 with my HQ-129 RX and the best antenna I ever had was to hook up to the finger stop on my rotary telephone. It worked but as soon as articles were published about Beverages and loops I learned that there was something much better. Before that I really thought I had found something. Nobody today even mentions this trick or as Mr. Albert once stated, "It's all relative", and so it is. Regards, Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On 7/31/2012 7:13 PM, W0UCE wrote: > One aspect of the K2AV FCP is KISS. However, experimenting with change of > components and proven architecture should anyone opt to do so will produce > unfavorable results. > > So... KISS and construct an FCP in the way it has been proven unless > experimentation is the objective in which case the results will be diverse > and directly related to variations one may choose to make. > > The FCP as designed with recommend components and it works and works well, > which is the ultimate in deploying the KISS principal. > > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK