For consideration and possible discussion ... Some/most users of NEC (M-o-M) antenna software have the belief that NEC far-field (only) radiation...
The opening quote below and my response to it that follows were posted on another website, but I thought there could be some interest in it here...
I finally had a chance to take the Buddistick Pro for a walk in the park. Setup was pretty straightforward, and I found an electric fence post at...
WA7ARK posted the following text in an earlier thread on QRZ (underline added by me): ... a half wave vertical without radials is for practical...
Below is a possibility for those looking for a 40m-band vertical antenna that needs no buried (or elevated) radials. It uses a single, c0-linear,...
I am thinking about installing a vertical antenna. The only location that I have is on a hillside. Will the radials work if they are not...
The graphic below sheds some light on the radiation/efficiency performance of shortened- vs. linear-aperture antenna systems. It may take a few...
I just finished the latest iteration of my antenna. Basically, it's a full-sized 20m quarter-wave vertical, with trio of Hustler mobile resonators...
I have read a number of threads on this antenna and I own one. It is about 38-40' in the air measured from the ground tot he bottom of the...
For anyone who enjoys modeling antennas, suppose I had an antenna like the following (bottom to top): 5' 3/4" steel conduit hammered 2-3 feet...
At various times and on various websites, a well-known ham has claimed that the low-angle, v-pol radiation from a vertical monopole is not...
I am about to install a 6BTV at the bottom of my back yard in an area with trees (not deeply forested), and I thought to sense check my approach...
Ideally, we would use an enormous solid silver plate (equivalent in a sense to an infinite number of radials), but back in the real world what is...
Imagine we for some reason wanted to erect a ground mounted vertical in a desert, where we know that it never rains and we have pure sand many,...
For consideration and possible discussion... A common belief among ham radio operators seen on various websites is that vertical monopoles...
Contrary to the conclusions based on the far-field gains calculated by M-o-M software such as NEC 2.x and NEC4.x, vertical monopoles can have...
Ham website posts sometimes refer to using a set of four wire grids rather than the conventional set of separate wires when installing the buried...
A popular concept in the ham community is that v-pol radiators installed on and near the surface of the Earth do not perform very well unless the...
I have been using the Wolf River Coil antenna system for a few years now and wanted to share my tips, tricks and modifications. You can apply a...
Watch how quick and easy it is to setup the CrankIR from SteppIR. This way of setting up the CrankIR will make it pretty much hassle free even...
