I was toying around with the downloadable version of enzec. I brought up the first elevated radial system in the menu box provided by the program.
I then converted the antenna to 27 mhz. I set the antenna height at 8.5 ft. I set the radial length to 6ft. It showed a typical 1/4 wave pattern.
As I brought the radials up toward the main radiator. There was an angle somewhere past 45 degrees that resulted in just ridiculously high gain numbers. 15 dbi @ 21 degrees elevation and 3 dbi @ 2 degrees.
I can't seem to post the results here. They're in a pf. format ? These gain figures fell away very quickly if any of the lengths or angle was changed. WTF did I do?? I have to find some way of posting them here on the forum.
I then converted the antenna to 27 mhz. I set the antenna height at 8.5 ft. I set the radial length to 6ft. It showed a typical 1/4 wave pattern.
As I brought the radials up toward the main radiator. There was an angle somewhere past 45 degrees that resulted in just ridiculously high gain numbers. 15 dbi @ 21 degrees elevation and 3 dbi @ 2 degrees.
I can't seem to post the results here. They're in a pf. format ? These gain figures fell away very quickly if any of the lengths or angle was changed. WTF did I do?? I have to find some way of posting them here on the forum.