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Well guys, I see I was wrong in my thinking again.

You guys are right. If we put our 1/4 wave right on or close to the Earth, we will see about a 36 ohm match at resonance whether we use 4 radials or 120.

This issue that produced my original idea that the 1/4 wave ground plane would show varied matches at resonance was misread by me, because all my testing was at heights at or above 9' feet, where I saw varied impedance and some below 25 ohms.

I just never considered testing a 1/4 wave CB antenna on or near the ground because they are so easy to raise up high. This is also why Cebik reported similar low impedance with his 2 meter testing in the link I posted above.

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RES = resonant

I learned something new today and I thank you guys for provoking me to get back to work and maybe test more.

<blockquote data-quote="Marconi" data-source="post: 441696" data-attributes="member: 903">Well guys, I see I was wrong in my thinking again. &nbsp;You guys are right. If we put our 1/4 wave right on or close to the Earth, we will see about a 36 ohm match at resonance whether we use 4 radials or 120.&nbsp;This issue that produced my original idea that the 1/4 wave ground plane would show varied matches at resonance was misread by me, because all my testing was at heights at or above 9&#039; feet, where I saw varied impedance and some below 25 ohms. &nbsp;I just never considered testing a 1/4 wave CB antenna on or near the ground because they are so easy to raise up high. This is also why Cebik reported similar low impedance with his 2 meter testing in the link I posted above.&nbsp;[ATTACH]11061[/ATTACH]&nbsp;RES = resonant&nbsp;I learned something new today and I thank you guys for provoking me to get back to work and maybe test more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marconi, post: 441696, member: 903"] Well guys, I see I was wrong in my thinking again. You guys are right. If we put our 1/4 wave right on or close to the Earth, we will see about a 36 ohm match at resonance whether we use 4 radials or 120. This issue that produced my original idea that the 1/4 wave ground plane would show varied matches at resonance was misread by me, because all my testing was at heights at or above 9' feet, where I saw varied impedance and some below 25 ohms. I just never considered testing a 1/4 wave CB antenna on or near the ground because they are so easy to raise up high. This is also why Cebik reported similar low impedance with his 2 meter testing in the link I posted above. [ATTACH]11061.vB[/ATTACH] RES = resonant I learned something new today and I thank you guys for provoking me to get back to work and maybe test more. [/QUOTE]

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