Return-Path: Received: from mtain-df02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-df02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.214]) by air-mb06.mail.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILINMB063-a7664bcc731a2ac; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:13:30 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-df02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id E54C338000316; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:13:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1O3se4-0006WY-8y for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:12:20 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1O3se3-0006WP-TP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:12:19 +0100 Received: from smtp07.bis.na.blackberry.com ([216.9.248.54]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O3se1-0002x0-L4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:12:19 +0100 Received: from bda635.bisx.prod.on.blackberry (bda635.bisx.prod.on.blackberry [172.20.218.180]) by srs.bis.na.blackberry.com (8.13.7 TEAMON/8.13.7) with ESMTP id o3JFC7UR018953 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:12:07 GMT Received: from bda635.bisx.prod.on.blackberry (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bda635.bisx.prod.on.blackberry (8.13.7 TEAMON/8.13.7) with ESMTP id o3JFC6Vi004552 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:12:06 GMT X-rim-org-msg-ref-id: 681228559 Message-ID: <681228559-1271689925-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1565535176-@bda171.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> X-Priority: Normal Sensitivity: Normal Importance: Normal To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "WE0H-Mike" Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:15:58 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: EARTH Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=PRIORITY_NO_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d64bcc73145a8d X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) I run 11,100 feet of radials for my HF and 600m antennas. It works great but I have lots of wire and lots of time to put them in the ground...hi hi As Mal said, using a good antenna and a few radials will work good. Use a poor antenna and many radials and expect a compromise performance. I have been finding that using silver plated Teflon insulated wire for my antennas and any coils, that my antennas seem to radiate well. I think the silver plating has a lower A/C resistance than copper which lowers the wire losses. Mike WE0H WD2XSH/16 Mobile on my BlackBerry