[Repeater-Builder] re: Ground Plane 5% Radiator Length Rule

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> "Jeff DePolo" <j...@...> wrote:
> At the risk of offending someone somewhere, the fact that 
> the ARRL cites the "5% rule" without backing it up with the 
> analysis behind the rule doesn't really suprise me...
> 
> Think about it this way.  If you made a dipole, would you cut 
> one side 5% longer than the other?
> 
> Why not make the vertical radiator 5% longer, and leave the 
> radials exactly a quarter-wave, thereby saving on materials?
> 
> You know I'm not taking a dig at you Chuck - I'm just waiting 
> (hoping) that someone comes up with some real evidence to back 
> up the 5% rule.
> --- Jeff
>
> > Various ARRL publications cite the 5% longer "rule." Right or 
> > wrong, who 
> > knows?
> > 
> > Chuck
> > WB2EDV
>