Fred K6DGW wrote: > Yes, one radial is all you really "need," ....and Victor 4X6GP wrote: > Two radials is slightly less efficient than three or four,
With only one tuned radial you've pretty much got a dipole, just in a slightly unconventional geometrical arrangement. I've used three radials for SOTA-type activations, with the vertical element supported by a fishing pole, but only on bands from 20 metres up, and experience suggests the arrangement works best when set up in the open. It certainly doesn't work as well when set up on a wooded summit with lots of straight-trunked conifers all around... -- 73, Rick, M0LEP (KX3 #3281) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com