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Relation between vertical height and radial length

In one of my earlier posts I had some information on the relationship between vertical height and optimum radial lengths.  That information was buried in a larger document discussing several other items an was not that easy to find, so I've pulled that discussion out as a separate download: Download Vertical height versus radial system .  What it shows is that there is a case to be made that, for a given total length of wire, more numerous shorter radials can be helpful on short verticals.  At least up to point.

March 06, 2010 in Design of radial ground systems | Permalink | Comments (0)

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