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Old December 14th 06, 07:07 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Tuning angle of groundplane antenna.

On 13 Dec 2006 15:24:43 -0800, "bj" wrote:

Setting the
lengths is no problem, it's the angle I haven't found.


Hi OM,

Actually, the lengths and the angles BOTH impact the resonance and the
match (varying from 30 odd Ohms to 70 odd Ohms). One solution is to
cut the radials and start depressing them until you get the match you
want. If they don't match, cut them shorter and repeat.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC