[Antennas] Diminishing Returns

[Billy Cox]

These two solid studies are worth a review with 
hard data and not mere "ham lore" ... W4RNL's
site and ON4UN's book are also useful to review.

http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/

http://www.kkn.net/dayton2009/nc0b_2009.pdf

Hope this helps.

73 de Billy, AA4NU

-----Original Message-----
>From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at rapidsys.com>
>I realize you can't have too many radials for a vertical antenna, but 
>where do you reach the point of diminishing returns.  Out of necessity 
>my Butternut HF6V vertical is set on a narrow strip of land and I can't 
>fan the radials out in a 360 degree pattern.  I can get about two sets 
>of radials for each band fanned out at about 180 degrees, but beyond 
>that the spacing between more radials will become rather close.  Would 
>more radials placed close together be beneficial or do I have about the 
>best I can expect?
>
>I have no previous experience with verticals.
>
>David
>KC2JD/4