On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:24:52 GMT, Jim Higgins wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:02:02 -0400, in
, Gary
wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a used Hustler 6BTV vertical ( 80 thru 10
coverage) and was wondering about how many radials I'd need and how
long they should be ? If I do get it, I'd be ground mounting the
vertical and planting the radials about 1 - 2 inches deep in soil
that's mainly clay.

5BTV here, ground mounted. I found that 4 radials cut for 40M
and buried as you paln to do gave a marked improvement on all
bands. More and longer if you can. You'll need to readjust the
antenna for best SWR after installing radials.

Thanks for the info Jim. 73 Gary