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Old July 19th 06, 04:48 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Yuri Blanarovich Yuri Blanarovich is offline
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Default Length & number of radials


"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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If you are considering a new vertical antenna, instead of guesswork
and copying somebody else's un-thought-out efforts, download program
RADIAL_3 from website below.

The program assists with choosing an economic length and number of
shallow-buried ground radials. It takes a new look at how radials work
by considering them to be lossy, single-wire transmission lines,
open-circuit at the other end.

RADIAL_3 is a self contained file, 55 kilibytes. Easy to use. No
training needed. Download in a few seconds and run immediately.
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Regards from Reg, G4FGQ
For Free Radio Design Software go to
http://www.btinternet.com/~g4fgq.regp
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That is quite a bold statement and looks like trivilializing, ignoring the
real workings of vertical antennas and radials!

What would NEC4 say?

73 Yuri, K3BU