Reg Edwards wrote:
Ian, theres's far too much unwarranted fuss about ground radials in
ordinary English gardens and back yards. Just lay a few wires, 6 to 12
in number. beneath a trodden-on, compacted soil surface, with lengths
of a few metres, perhaps 5 to 10 metres, and away you go.


Sorry, Reg, you have no way to know how many radials someone else needs.

The 'right' radial layout for any given person will depend on their
available space, their resources, their limitations, their style of
operating (casual, DXing or contesting), and above all their antennas -
none of which you actually know.

For example, in presuming that my next radial installation will be in an
"ordinary English garden", you'd actually be wrong on all three counts!


To everyone else out the if you want to know how many radials you
need, go find out everything you can about radials, from every possible
source. There's lots of it out there. With each bit of information you
find, judge its probable reliability and its relevance to your
particular situation. Then make your own decision.


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73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek