On 09/17/2011 01:19 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: > I'm still waiting to see an actual measurement showing that a 1/2 > wave vertical with minimal radials is worse than a 1/4 wave > vertical with radials. My measurements were over high conductivity > ground. Maybe they would be different in the desert.
That's hard to imagine. A 1/2 wave vertical without any radials at all is only a few dB (2-6 depending on ground type and exact antenna shape) below that of a 1/4 wave vertical over totally perfect ground. I'm sure a 1/4 wave vertical with 8 raised radials, all raised maybe 10-20ft above ground, would be better still - but only by a few dB and it'd take up a lot more real estate... -- All rights reversed. _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
