[80m] Elevated radials for 80M

[Bill Fisher, W4AN]

Hi Bill,

I've heard that a raised vertical above a ground screen will work just as
well as a system on the ground using the same ground.  However, the
problem with a raised system when phased is that you can never get the
feedpoints the same impedence and the radials couple differently to each
vertical.  When you put the verticals on the ground, this all goes away
and the pattern is vastly improved. 

73


On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, w7dd wrote:

> Hello Bill,
> 
> How would your vertical work as it is now but with 50 radials on the ground
> also?  Would it be better than if you lowered the vert and removed the
> raised radials.
> 
> Thanks,
> Don Andersen
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Fisher, W4AN" <w4an@CONTESTING.COM>
> To: <80m@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [80m] Elevated radials for 80M
> 
> 
>  I have a wire
> > 80m vertical fed against 2 raised radials here at home and it works
> > fine.  It would work better on the ground with 50 radials though.
> > Bill
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