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Old January 10th 05, 09:27 PM
Joel Kolstad
 
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"Dan Richardson" wrote in message
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On 10 Jan 2005 08:48:37 -0800, wrote:

I have seen some with 4 elements, some with 5. Also is the spacing
between them important?


The ¼-wave groundplane was developed by George Brown 1938. Here's a
partial quote from his book:


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Interesting... although while I'd certainly believe that, as far as Georbe
Brown could tell in 1938 two radials performed just as well as four radials,
I'd imagine that there is a measurable and simulatable different between the
two systems!

(Hmm... I know... how about... three! ground radials? :-) )

---Joel