[80m] Elevated radials for 80M

[mperrin@ordata.com]

I use four elevated radials to my center loaded Gladiator 80 meter
vertical, insulated #14 THHN wire laid out on roof.  Base of vertical about
17-18 feet on side of garage.  Since next to neighbor's lot, radials run
north, south, northeast, southwest.  I work anything I hear, running about
700 watts out.  Heard and worked EU from West Coast for first time ever
last Winter.  Not sure about the theory or anything else.  This is what I
could put up on my city lot and works - 5BDXCC the goal and got it in 2000.
 Put something up, try it and not worry about anything except if it works
for you in the situation you have.  Go for it!

73 from Oregon,

Mark N7MQ

At 12:13 PM 10/1/2002 -0500, Billy Cox wrote:
>> I have a vertical for 80M and when I put it up for the winter, I would
>rather
>> not put down the 40+ radials. I have read that only a few (2-4) elevalated
>> radials can be used in place of my extensive ground system.
>
>Not quite accurate. W8JI/ON4UN/N7CL made measurements that
>indicate you'll need more like +/- 20 elevated radials ...
>
>I have an 80m4x array here that's elevated, that will be rebuilt as a
>ground mounted array next time. Another local had already done
>the same with his array, and it works much better.
>
>(sorry, no free lunch ...)  I'd look at doing the "mow the yard for the last
>time", "roll them out", "use them for the winter", and then "roll them back
>up".
>
>73 Billy AA4NU
>
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