Ground vs.roof mount - here's my experience. I have a 32' vert on the ground over a field of 16 radials, each about 20 feet long. Remote tuner, 35' away, allows it to work on multiple bands.
I also have a 16' vert on the roof of my garage with 4 radials. I tuned this antenna by connecting 1 radial at a time and then trimming the radial until I got the same impedance (more or less). Then I connected all 4 radials and adjusted the vertical radiator to finalize it. I've done a lot of A/B switching between them on 20 meters. The 1/2 wave on the ground over 16 radials performs equal to or slightly WORSE than the 1/4 wave on the roof. I've checked both domestic and DX on it and, as much as I want the 1/2 wave to be better, it just isn't. At one time I had a Cushcraft MA5V on the roof. The 32' vertical outperformed it most of the time. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
