[BC] Ground system

[Tom Spencer]

Couldn't the feed line be run up inside the tower?  Seems as though it 
could, at least with an open-lattice type (the usual form) tower.

Richard Fry wrote:
> A vertically polarized dipole near the earth has a radiation pattern very 
> similar to a 1/4-wave, series-fed monopole (link below).  The issue with 
> using one is getting power to the feedpoint without radiation from the 
> transmission line.
That being the case, it might be less expensive to go with that sort of 
an arrangement if a traditional ground radial system is otherwise 
impractical and if there's enough room for guys, etc.

Getting a "base current" reading might be a tad difficult, though.  
Although if the FCC were to let you build one in the first place, you 
might be able to get a waiver on the direct-method...

-- 
Tom Spencer