Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video shows what would happen if you used 6 radials of 16.4 feet with a 22 inch extension to the 17 foot vertical. Why do this? Maybe I can shift the SWR chart to the lower bands. Although, the transformer might correct this extension.
Either way, Ham Radio is all about experimentation and to measure the data. Sure, it's only one data point and we can generalize the results, it might give someone else an idea on improving performance.
This video shows what would happen if you used 6 radials of 16.4 feet with a 22 inch extension to the 17 foot vertical. Why do this? Maybe I can shift the SWR chart to the lower bands. Although, the transformer might correct this extension.
Either way, Ham Radio is all about experimentation and to measure the data. Sure, it's only one data point and we can generalize the results, it might give someone else an idea on improving performance.










