For some folks a circle with an 80' radius completely contains their property. We have cases in point. The FCP is a 66 foot straight line that will fit on one edge of the property. That is a common FCP deployment, particularly the back yard fence. 73, Guy.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Herb Schoenbohm <[email protected]> wrote: > I would think if the KISS rules apply that a good approach would be > 30-50 insulated ROG wires of 60-80 feet in length (radials on ground) > and the grass will cover them in a few weeks, due to the VF of such > radials a 1/4 wave is not required, that an efficient ground system can > be obtained without the trouble of the FCP design complexity. A Marconi > is always a Marconi and as Tom, W8JI instructs us, there is no magic > bullet to save us from ground losses unless they are mitigated by > aggressively reducing the RF absorption in a poor ground, which is more > than likely the case for most of us. > > In the early days of this hobby I used to SWL on 160 with my HQ-129 RX > and the best antenna I ever had was to hook up to the finger stop on my > rotary telephone. It worked but as soon as articles were published > about Beverages and loops I learned that there was something much > better. Before that I really thought I had found something. Nobody > today even mentions this trick or as Mr. Albert once stated, "It's all > relative", and so it is. > > > Regards, > > Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ > > > > On 7/31/2012 7:13 PM, W0UCE wrote: >> One aspect of the K2AV FCP is KISS. However, experimenting with change of >> components and proven architecture should anyone opt to do so will produce >> unfavorable results. >> >> So... KISS and construct an FCP in the way it has been proven unless >> experimentation is the objective in which case the results will be diverse >> and directly related to variations one may choose to make. >> >> The FCP as designed with recommend components and it works and works well, >> which is the ultimate in deploying the KISS principal. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
