On 8/18/2011 9:13 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > Just was thinking, is the same or better to have 120 radials of AWG18 than > 40 radials of AWG8? What´s the idea? This is the same amount of copper, but > the distribution over the ground is different. > > > > > The size of the wire is not as much of an issue as the number of > radials. If solid copper wire is buried in the ground the issue is > survivebility in various types of soil conditions. If you can lay out > 120 radials on the grass and tack them down with staples, even if you > use less expensive THNN house wire, you will find that, even at 60 > radials, is about as good as it gets for a budgetary ground system. > Adding 60 more will not be a perceptible increase to those you work, IMHO
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
