GROUND RADIAL LINKS

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NEW! IN ADDITION TO THE EVER GROWING GROUND RADIAL LINKS INCLUDED  BELOW, WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING ADDITIONAL  SOURCES OF RF GROUND RADIAL INFORMATION. THIS COLLECTION FOR THE MOST PART ARE NOT LINKS TO ON-LINE MATERIAL, HOWEVER THEY ARE REFERENCES TO WRITTEN ARTICLES  FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, AND PRESENTED TO YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED KNOWLEDGE AND ENJOYMENT.

 

73 Magazine page 42, Jan 1964, Well grounded by Richard K4ZGM

 

ARRL Antenna Book 20th edition chapter 3, pages 3-10.

 

QST March 2010 pages 30-33.

 

QEX May/June 2010 Letters to the editor section.

 

QEX Jan/Feb 2009 pages 21/25 Ground system experiments for verticals. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-1.pdf

 

QEX Jan/Feb 2009 pages 48-52. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-2.pdf

 

QEX March/April 2009 pages 29-32. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-3.pdf

 

QEX May/June 2009 pages 38-42. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-4.pdf

 

QEX July/August 2009 pages 15-17. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-5.pdf

 

QEX Nov/Dec 2009 pages 19-24. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-5.pdf

 

QEX Jan/Feb 2010 pages 18-19. http://rudys.typepad.com/files/qex-ground-systems-part-7.pdf

 

 

 RF GROUND RADIAL LINKS BELOW:

 

http://www.w0btu.com/Optimum_number_of_ground_radials_vs_radial_length.html  Ground radial length vs number of ground radials.

 

http://www.cvarc.org/tech/antenna_myths/antenna_myths.pdf  Excellent information to read!

 

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?312489-Ground-Radials-for-an-Inverted-L-Question.-.-.&p=2335805#post2335805  Ground radials for inverted L’s.

 

http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=27247.0  The why and how of ground radials.

 

http://home.comcast.net/~k6mhe/GroundSystems.pdf  Ground systems as a factor in antenna efficiency,

 

http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,75840.msg520726.html#msg520726  eHam Info on RF ground radials!

 

http://rudys.typepad.com/files/seawater-ground-article.pdf  Vertical ground systems over saltwater.

 

 http://rudys.typepad.com/files/elevated-ground-systems-article-final-version.pdf  Elevated RF ground radial systems.

http://tiny.cc/fxha1   Google ground radial images hundreds of pictures!

http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/2004-10/msg00583.html   Ground Radials the long and short of it

http://www.amfone.net/ECSound/K1JJ16.htm   Vertical radial ground systems

http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/design_of_radial_ground_systems/   By Rudy N6LF  160 meter radials

http://www.hamuniverse.com/kl7jrgroundingring.html   Heavy duty ground radial systems.

http://www.amazon.com/Short-Vertical-Antenna-Ground-Radial/dp/0943016223  The short vertical & ground radial

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/32383-additional-ground-radials-base-antenna.html  Adding radials to a base antenna

http://www.bencher.com/pdfs/00361ZZV.pdf   Benchers famous “tech-notes” on ground radials

http://www.wb3aal.com/Pages/HF9V.htm   WB3AAL’s Butternut HF9V’s ground radial project

http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/radials.html   Rules of thumb for ground radials…nice site

http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/2007-07/msg00024.html  Ground Radial talk from contesting.com

http://part15.us/node/582   Ground Radials questions and answers

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/32383-additional-ground-radials-base-antenna.html  Adding additional radials to antenna

http://www.vias.org/radioanteng/rae_02_05_02.html   Ground system designs from Radio Antenna Engineering

http://www.eham.net/forums/elmers/134438    Elmers forum at eham.net good info

http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/   By N6LF need I say more!

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=18658   Why radials? excellent reading by Butternut
 
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=14922   Short radials by Rudy N6LF

http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/5/  grounding-is-key-to-good-reception Grounding is the key to good reception by IW5EDI

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=2905   Grounding systems for amateur radio stations

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=19509   SGC’s info on ground radials

http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-radials.htm  Very thourough coverage on the ground radial

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=10623   RF ground systems by Radio Works

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=10901   The radio frequency ground

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=2905   Grounding systems for amateur radio stations by WA6BFH John

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=19719   Radials below 10 MHZ, A good interesting site by SM6EHY

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=13261   Stepp IR Radial Systems

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=10623   RF ground systems from Radio Works, A good Starting Point

http://www.hamcq.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=72   Wire radials by high sierra antennas

http://hamchatforum.lefora.com/2009/11/14/quarter-wave-vertical-antenna/  Quarter wave vertical ground radial

http://hamchatforum.lefora.com/2009/11/15/ground-vs-radials/?utm_source=s&utm_medium=s&utm_campaign=s  Info from Hamchat forum

http://www.amfone.net/ECSound/K1JJ16.htm   Vertical Radial Ground Systems by Tom, K1JJ

http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-radials.htm   The mystery of radials

https://radialstaple.wordpress.com/   All about RF ground radials

http://forums.qrz.com/archive/index.php/t-187713.html   Ground radials how do you?

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/32383-additional-ground-radials-base-antenna.html   Additional ground radials to a base antenna

http://www.eham.net/forums/HomeBrew/4735   Measure the efficiency of a ground radial system

http://k9es.painloss.com/Radial.htm  K9ES 4-Square radial system

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/15725  RF Grounds

http://www.radiobanter.com/archive/index.php/t-81344.html  Wire mesh ground radials

http://physics.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/EM/abbott_pire_40_846_52.pdf  Princeton Physics Dept. RF ground system design

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=401963247&blogId=499850393  N8CMQ Vertical radial system

http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/2002-04/msg00010.html   Radial wisdom from 160m gurus

http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio/166/10/ham_radio0.htm  N0HR Radial Rings Radials

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.radio.shortwave/2008-05/msg00468.html  Horizontal Ground Rods?

http://www.wb3aal.com/Pages/HF9V.htm   WB3AAL’S Butternut HF9V Ground Radial Project

http://www.kkbc.com/wswk.htm   Comercial ground radial systems company with great station pictures

http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-radials2.htm  The mystery of ground radials…Good read!

http://tiny.cc/c3h6d  Excellent Info!
 
http://part15.us/node/2258  A very good read!

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=155695  QRZ Ground radial forums

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=246867  QRZ  Radial length & TVI?

http://www.radioworks.com/nbgnd.html  Radioworks RF ground systems

http://k9jy.com/blog/2008/06/25/zerofive-antenna-radial-installation/  K9JY Radial installation

http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=103242  Vertical ground radial questions and answers

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Antennaware/2010-03/msg00010.html   Antennaware vertical ground radial information

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Antennaware/2010-03/msg00011.html   Installing vertical ground radials

http://tiny.cc/v2wp5  10 pages of ground radial sites

http://www.grahambrock.com/am_ground.htm  AM RF ground systems

http://www.crawfordbroadcasting.com/~cbc/Eng_Files/AM%20Antenna%20Systems.pdf   Very technical information!

http://www.w0btu.com/files/antenna/Optimum_no_of_radials_vs_radial_length.html Optimum ground radial wire length vs. Number of ground radials

http://amfone.net/ECSound/K1JJ16.htm   Opinions and Experiences with Vertical Radial Ground Systems by many amateurs, a good read

http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?action=printpage;topic=61194.0   eHam ground radial fourms

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?283651-Radials-am-I-going-in-the-right-direction   QRZ.COM Ground radial fourms

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?282889-Radial-length   Ground radial length discussions

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?286671-How-to-measure-amp-quantify-effectiveness-of-a-ground-counterpoise  How to measure the effectiveness of ground radials

http://www.kkbc.com/wswk.htm   Ground radial company

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-01/msg00201.html   Ground radial discussions on towertalk site

http://www.smeter.net/grounds/radio-ground-systems.php   Don’t underestimate the importance of a good ground radial system – read!

http://www.grahambrock.com/am_ground.htm Ground radial system calculator by a broadcast consultant

http://home.centurytel.net/badgerlake/Hamradio/18ht/18-ht.htm   Hy-Tower Radial Install Project

http://www.mattltm.co.uk/2011/09/28/building-a-radial-system/   Ground radial system theory

http://tiny.cc/4umv1  Installing vertical antenna radials

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?291911-Radials-and-hard-ground   QRZ Ground Radial Forums

http://www.ncjweb.com/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf    maxium gain ground radials

http://tiny.cc/qsnjw  Topband Archive on radials

http://amfone.net/ECSound/K1JJ16.htm Radial ground systems (a good read)

http://www.sherweng.com/documents/GroundScreen-sm.pdf   An alternative to a buried radial system

http://www.ncjweb.com/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf 

http://www.eham.net/forums/TowerTalk/14939

http://www.eham.net/forums/HomeBrew/4735

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.radio.amateur.antenna/2006-02/msg00380.html

http://www.electronicspoint.com/ground-radials-new-look-t23176.html

http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.electronics.design/2004-08/0848.html   

http://www.signalengineering.com/ultimate/earth_ground.html  RF ground performance tips

http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?ehamsid=bf5b74s4p19s3nup0hsv3jpjk3&topic=70691.0  Diameter of radials in verticals

http://www.valcom-guelph.com/products/VGS-36100.html  Valcom RF ground screen

http://www.ok1rr.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.109

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham-antennas/messages/1601?viscount=100

http://www.comportco.com/~w5alt/antennas/notes/ant-notes.php?pg=21

http://www.hamfesters.org/chiGroundWires.htm

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.radio.amateur.antenna/2006-01/msg00568.html

http://www.radiobrandy.com/AM-Short-Vertical-ants-2.html

http://www.hamantenna.com/html/hamrwp.html

http://www.w8ji.com/ground_resistance_measurements.htm

http://www.w8ji.com/antennas.htm

http://part15.us/node/582

http://www.eham.net/forums/HomeBrew/4735

http://www.sgcworld.com/radialstechnote.html

http://www.buckmore.com/Ground%20Systems%20-%20Part%20I.html

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/32383-additional-ground-radials-base-antenna-2.html

http://www.shakespeare-military.com/milantennashow.asp?product=120-47

http://search.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-08/msg00321.html

http://n2.nabble.com/re-attic-antennas-and-ground-radials-td394829.html

http://www.ycars.org/EFRA/Module%20C/AntVert.htm

http://www.donkeith.com/n4kc/WWII_vertical.htm

http://www.donkeith.com/n4kc/WWII_vertical.htm

http://www.antenna-magic.com/Dual_mo3.htm

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/archive/irca/msg35932.html

http://tiny.cc/h1j2r

http://jh3prr.com/radial.aspx

http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=400

http://www.lancejohnsonengineering.com/GP-1.html

http://www.ssca.org/DiscBoard/viewtopic.php?t=2367&start=30&sid=414edaa4b2a207fcfa3f1a52f2b9ba3e

http://www.kkbc.com/ags.htm

http://www.dxportal.com/stats/content/115419-5BTV-radials.html

http://tiny.cc/sc0oj

http://www.dellroy.com/W4EF’s-Ham-Radio-Page/Radial_Project/Radial.htm

http://www.wm5r.org/photos/2001_dxssb_n5tw/foursquare160m_t.jpg

http://alphalpha.us/images/tech/Close_Radials.jpg

http://www.hamfesters.org/chiGroundWires.htm

http://www.hamfesters.org/chiGroundWires.htm#radialmap

http://www.amfone.net/ECSound/K1JJ16.htm

http://www.ncjweb.com/k3lcmaxgainradials.pdf

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=176780

http://unix8.sunserver.com/cq/Detail.bok?no=105

http://www.hamuniverse.com/kl7jrgroundingring.html

http://www.radiobooks.com/products/grw1k.htm 

http://part15.us/node/1368