[Elecraft] Buddipoles and KX1

[Vic K2VCO]

Vic K2VCO wrote:

> (somewhere there is a table of the optimum number/size of radials for a 
> given length of wire).
> 
> If the radials are on the ground, a large number of short ones is better 
> than a few long ones.

Here it is: <http://www.ncjweb.com/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf>

They recommend fewer radials than I did. For average soil, they 
recommend using 9 radials of 14 feet each. I suspect that -- since your 
vertical is so short, it might be advantageous to have more and shorter 
ones.
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco