The radials might help, but 75 meters has been strange like that for a while 
now. Seems like here about 5:25 PM Eastern time we lose 75 meters completely 
as far as the local nets and stuff and even later on, sometimes the signals 
are so up and down you need an amp to really communicate. Unfortunately, 
that's the band my amp bothers the neighbor's phone lines on and I don't 
feel like fighting with the phone company to fix their problem where I 
probably won't be here a real long time so I'm just getting rid of the amp 
for now. I'd hate to move with it anyway, but anyway, it could just be 
conditions though I'm sure the radials won't hurt.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:22 PM
Subject: antennas radials and what to


> As all of you probably know, I have a butternut hf 6v vertical antenna.  I 
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> have worked people in California, the Carolinas, Texas, New York and Rhode 
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> island.  I haven't had a lot of time since I got licensed.  I made these 
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> ntacts without radials on my antenna.  Yesterday, I tried to participate 
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> a net on 3910 Khz.  Hams throughout the state of Louisiana participate in 
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> this net.  I couldn't be heard but could hear almost everyone.  I had an 
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> r of about 1/6.  2 watts reflective and about 99 watts forward.  I didn't 
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> hink this was that bad.  I am notsure on how the discussion went but are 
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> e radials going to help for receiving or transmitting or both?  Even after 
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> the radials are in place will the energy from the signal just go over the 
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> ocal areas?
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