Timeline for answer to Not-too-distant saltwater ground by Phil Frost - W8II
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| Feb 20, 2018 at 23:57 | comment | added | Keith Martineau | I agree with Phil. ANY antenna is better than none. If you could make the radials even a TINY bit symmetrical it would help, but sometimes the ideal is not achievable. 2 is the minimum number of radials for decent results. More radials will help the pattern and reduce the effects of the asymmetry, as well as help efficiency. Even 3 radials will be better than 2. In the end the only thing that is valid is to TRY IT! If it doesn't work, go back to the sea wall idea, keeping these comments in mind. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 at 2:32 | comment | added | Phil Frost - W8II | @Eric Radials on the roof is probably not too bad, even if they aren't symmetrical. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 at 0:59 | vote | accept | Eric | ||
| Feb 11, 2018 at 15:37 | comment | added | Eric | Thank you for the thorough reply. I appreciate it. I could put some very asymmetrically distributed radials along the eaves of the roof. Alternatively I could revisit the idea of mounting the antenna on the dock just past the sea wall, but that would require some significant work and some sort of short tower to get high enough above the banks of the canal. | |
| Feb 11, 2018 at 13:54 | history | answered | Phil Frost - W8II | CC BY-SA 3.0 |