Hello All, I got several replies on my situation and really appreciate it. Just about every reply starting with adding more ground radials. I am having a hard time believing That simply adding ground radials will cause the signals to pop up out of the noise but Since I do not have any experience in this area, I will not argue with the experts So I will continue with a few more questions. I know for certain that it will improve the TX side though.
BTW, I also want to mention that I live on the west coast. It is very difficult to work into EU from here and I am sitting in a RF hole ( central valley ) so I have virtually no high elevation or high desert to help my situation. This is also a big problem on 6 meters so working EME on this band solves that problem. The one good thing going for me is that I live In a relatively quiet location on most bands. Some replies mentioned that the radials don't necessarily have to be full 1/4 wavelength long. If this is the case, what is the smallest length that I can use to be effective ? The next challenges is laying down the multiple radials. One reply mentioned I can use less radials If they are elevated to about 10 feet. Any further comments and experiences on this ? One reply mentioned using a top loaded vertical ( short vertical using multiple horizontal Radials at the top ? ) How many operators use these and what were the results ? I don't know how long the band will be active until the band dies for the season so I am not sure How much longer I have to make these improvements. The challenge continues.... Jeff K7XQ Atwater, CA. K7XQ website: http://users.elite.net/k7xq/k7xq.html _________________ Topband Reflector
