On 8/10/2012 11:17 AM, N2TK, Tony wrote: > I shunt feed my tower for topband. I use variable vacuum caps and a vacuum > relay at the base to switch between the low end and the high end of the > band. It seems to work okay. I have 100' buried radials spaced 10' at the > ends from o degrees going clockwise through about 220 degrees. I have a 4' > high stone wall that runs about 20/200 degrees that is about 35' at its > closest point to the tower. So the radials are progressively shorter on the > West side of the tower. > > > > I am making an assumption that going up over the wall will distort any > benefits of extending the radials on the West side? Is that a true > assumption. > > I can't really have the radials go from the tower base up at an angle to > clear the stone wall and continue on. If I am to extend them the radials > would have to go on the ground to the wall then up and over and back down to > the ground. > > > > Tony, A long masonry drill used in the cable TV industry (which has a hole on the pointed end to attach the wire and pull it through the wall, is your best option in my view.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
