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Radials 101: Why Should I Use Radials with My Ground-Mounted Vertical Antenna?

by × on August 22, 2018 at 1:00 pm × 0 comments

Many hams ask why they should bother to add the recommended radial field to their ground-mounted vertical antenna. There are reasons why it’s a good idea. Ground-mounted verticals use the […]

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Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Horizontal Antennas–Why Higher is Better When it Comes to Mounting

by × on June 13, 2018 at 6:23 pm × 0 comments

Dipole and broadband antenna efficiency is a constant debate. Efficiency most commonly is watts in, watts out. It’s well known that to radiate well, horizontal antennas should be at least […]

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