Jim Hoge wrote: > Team Vertical has employed a gull wing style of raised radials that would > eliminate your concerns. I'm not the expert here.... just mentioning > another alternative. > > Jim W5QM >
I'm fairly skeptical of gull wing radials. We know that if the radial wire started at the feed point and ran vertically parallel to the antenna a few inches away, that the effective length of the antenna would be reduced by the height of the radials. Just as it would be if the radial started out at that height. The gull wing concept has the same current running over the same vertical span, only spread out horizontally. I don't see why that will make any difference. It still cancels out the radiation from the antenna. Yes, they work (at least over salt water) in the sense of team vertical contest scores. But do they really have any advantage over conventional raised radials? Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
