No, they radials do not have to be on all sides of the antenna; however,
your radiated pattern may favor the directions of the radials.
My antenna is only about 8 feet from the side of my house on one side so the
radials are only on 3 sides of the antenna.
It still works just fine!
73
Lowell W8QIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:04 PM
Subject: radials for butternut v6
>I appreciate all the email I got last week concerning the radials for
> the butternut. I am just about ready to get the grounding kit for this
> antenna. The question I have is =20
> Do the radials have to be on all sides of the antenna? Like I said
> before, I only have 2 sides where they can go. I also would like to
> know how long theses wirs are.