On Wed, 19 May 2004 16:40:05 -0700, "Just Another Opinion"
wrote:

Well Thierry your advice is good for a 1/4 wave vertical -- but not a half
wave end vertical.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Thierry's advise. As the
subject of radials/counterpoise/ground is often either over engineered
or under engineered (often to no apparent difference to the distant
contact). It may complicate the tune, but it may also bring reward.

Lookup the theory and you will see why.

http://www.njqrp.org/n2cxantennas/halfer/

Hi OM,

If someone wants to invest in the treatment that Thierry suggests,
there is no down-side - this "theory" notwithstanding (which, by the
way makes no effort to prohibit it, to its credit). Multiple radials
also serve to decouple the feed line which then provides a more robust
reference against which the antenna operates.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC