[Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??

[Ed Phillips]

    It all depends on your ground circuit resistance.  If it's low 
enough you could get considerable improvement  If it's high enough won't 
make any difference.

Ed

Andy - KU4XR wrote:

>Hey everyone:
>
>Hope summer is going well for everyone. I'm planning to play
>around with my lowFER ant. and try to raise its' efficiency
>for this winter season. Concerning Top-Hats; does the law of
>diminishing returns come into play ?? Is there any need to 
>go longer than 50' for the tophat wires ?? I've read the
>" more wires is better " part; but regarding length; does
>the rule of " Doubling " the size of the Top-Hat length
>have an effect on overall ant. efficiency ??
>
>At the moment, I'm using 20' of Top-Hat wire length, in a 
>semi-circle pattern with a circumference wire tieing the 
>9 wires in the Top-Hat together. I can easily go 200' in 
>length with a single " T " type Top-Hat. Other wires could
>be added in different directions, at various lengths.
>
>The overall question is; Will a Super Size Top-Hat result 
>in a noticable enough improvement to warrant the effort ??
>
>
>
>Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
>LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
>Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
>http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
>