Hi Bob, It's because earth ground rods have a LOT more losses than even ONE λ/4 elevated radial of sufficient height. There's a detailed thread or three about this in the searchable archives <http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/>.
73, MIke www.w0btu.com On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 5:40 PM Chortek, Robert L. < [email protected]> wrote: > I looked into this some years back and was advised NOT to mix ground and > elevated radials. Can’t recall why. > > My elevated radials are bent in every possible direction, and cover only > about 120 degrees of the compass. Still, I’ve managed to work 147 > countries on 160 and over 200 on 80 from a 11,200 square foot lot in San > Jose, CA. The point being, you can do reasonably well with a compromise > set up. Just do the best you can with what you have to work with and > maximize your receive capability. > > Bob AA6VB > Sent from my iPhone > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
