[Spam] [Elecraft] OT - AV620 vs. R6000 antenna?

[Vic K2VCO]

Darwin, Keith wrote:

> Having done a lot of research regarding verticals I'm rather untrusting
> of the "no radials" lie that Cushcraft and others keep pushing.  Sorry,
> but no radials means you have a lossy return path.  

Not true, really.  The "no radials" verticals such as Cushcraft's 
actually are vertical dipoles, perhaps with some loading to shorten the 
radials.  I built a 40 meter vertical with a 33' vertical portion and 
four 8' inductively loaded radials (the inductance is common to all of 
the radials).  According to EZNEC, the gain is about half a dB lower 
than the same antenna with four 33' radials.  And as Moxon points out, 
the chance of obtaining good current balance in the radials is much 
better with this system (an imbalance results in unwanted high-angle 
radiation).  The antenna works quite well.

Of course, using a plain ol' 1/4 wavelength vertical with a poor radial 
system is asking for trouble.
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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