[Elecraft] Home made Sigma-GT5 & KRC2 or SGC?

[Earl W Cunningham]

Vic, K2VCO wrote:

"And the result of this hogging is a serious distortion of the pattern
that gives rise to very high-angle radiation, which is useless for all
but the most local QSOs."
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The only difference between one ground radial and many ground radials is
the radiation efficiency of the vartical antenna.  With only one radial,
there will be a slight skewing of the directional pattern of about 1 dB,
favoring the direction of the radial itself, certainly not "serious
distortion".

As far as angle of radiation is concerned, the take-off angle is
determined by the far-field soil conductivity in the area.  A vertical
antenna's ground radials have absolutely no effect (unless they are
several wavelengths long and many!) on the angle of radiation from the
antenna.

73, de Earl, K6SE