I've been doing some reading on elevated radials for Inverted-L antennas. The existing literature seems to fall into two types; ground radials where the feed point is very close the ground, and systems were the feed point is elevated at the height of the radials.
My Inverted-L is 50 feet high and has the feed point in a box at ground level. I'm considering using 2 elevated radials so as to reduce the radial field next to my new (hopefully) RX antenna (BOG). Since I don't want to raise my feed point by 5 feet and thereby decrease the vertical part of the Inverted L accordingly, I was considering using a pair of elevated radials (5 feet high -- don't know the exact height yet). I was planning on the radials sloping up 45 degrees from the base of the Inverted-L to my radial height. The radials will not be straight, but will have doglegs due to property constraints. I haven't found any literature that addresses this consideration. Comments? 73 Mark K3MSB _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
