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I just installed a Hustler 5-BTV, and I used 4 1/4 wavelength radials per
band (12 ga insulated). The 1st contact I made was a "G", with 100 Watts, and received a 5/8 report. According to the manual, only 2 are actually required, and I also read that someplace else. I'm happy with my installation, your mileage may vary. "Dennis Kaylor" wrote in message om... hello everyone i am thinking about putting up the following antenna http://www.bloomington.in.us/~wh2t/invertedl.html and i am wondering how many radials i should put down? i am in florida so the ground is sand i plan on driving an 8 foot ground rod directly under the radiation element and tieing the radials to it and also to the chainlink fence that runs along the back(100feet) and along one side(50feet) i was thinking of around 20-25 radials most of them would all be around 30 feet long so my questions are 1) is there a deminisoning return on the number of radials? 2) is there a high voltage issue connecting to the fence? 3) would there be an increased noise level by tieing into the fence posts? if you could please reply via email rather than the NG thanks much |
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