[BC] Elevated radials

[Cowboy]

On Thursday 28 June 2012 07:13:54 pm Broadcast List USER wrote:
> Generally, there is a wide piece of strap to the tower(s), from the  
> transmitter, transmitter building and the phasor.  The total current  
> is unevenly splitting the current between the strap and the shield of  
> the feed line.

 Actually, no.

 In this case, ( RF on coax ) the outside of the outer conductor, which
 might carry some of those unbalanced radiated currents, can be 
 and is functionally a completely separate conductor than the inside
 of that same outer conductor, so feed energy is entirely contained
 within the coax dielectric, between the outer surface of the inner
 conductor, and the inner surface of the outer conductor.

 I believe I did a fairly in depth explanation in my article appearing
 in theBDR.com. ( but memory.... )

 The comments regarding lightning are perfectly valid.

-- 
Cowboy