[Lowfer] antenna current & progress

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Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:02:07 -0400


 Hey, good on the minimum meter approach.
> 
> Too soon to expect an improvement w/ two radials. From what I
> understand a min. of, say, 25 radials before an effect on 
> performance
> and "I." I've mentioned before the Sevick series of articles (1970s 
> QST)
> on ground radials for HF verticals which concluded that 60 gave
> significant improvement and that since the greatest density of 
> return
> current near the center, that is where the concentration should 
> occur.
>

Good point

I understand that you need to double the number to see change
so if you have 10 down adding 3 or 4 will not be a big change,, but
adding another 10 would show a noticble change.  Lets see 10 then 20
then 40 ,, 80,, 160   AGHHHH ! !

Bob  K3DJC