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Those radial(s) can be anything conductive. As has been said, wire will work fine but you have to support it in some way. Big? Well, no bigger than any other 1/4 wave 11 meter groundplane type antenna. How long? Somewhere between 8 1/2 feet to 9 feet long give or take a couple of inches. Basically, the same length as the vertical element. Or, mount that vertical part a foot or so off the ground and lay the radials on the ground, it works. You'll have to tune the thing no matter how high it is.
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[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 297258, member: 129"] Those radial(s) can be anything conductive. As has been said, wire will work fine but you have to support it in some way. Big? Well, no bigger than any other 1/4 wave 11 meter groundplane type antenna. How long? Somewhere between 8 1/2 feet to 9 feet long give or take a couple of inches. Basically, the same length as the vertical element. Or, mount that vertical part a foot or so off the ground and lay the radials on the ground, it works. You'll have to tune the thing no matter how high it is. - 'Doc [/QUOTE]

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