[Elecraft] Inverted-L (was OT: Vertical antenna)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

That's my experience too. Your Inverted L has a much, much higher impedance
than any Marconi antenna on any band where it's 1/2 wave or longer. That
makes the efficiency far less dependent upon the ground and the effect of
the ground much less. 

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----
Now here's the question....
Folks assume ground radials to be (non resonant) but that isn't the case. So

what would be the best solution for a multiband antenna with ground radials?

Well if we follow this idea, we would need multiple 1/4 wavelength radials 
for each HF band for best performance.

My inverted L is 50' up and 150' out. I use a separate elevated counterpoise

for each band. I've found that a ground rod and some buried radials have 
virtually no effect. I just use them for lightning protection.

Steve
N4LQ