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  • ON4UN "low Band DXing" is an absolute must for anyone interested in antennas for frequencies between 1.8 and  7 MHz. It can be ordered through the  ARRL bookshop or Amazon

  • double L antennas are described in the following article http://www.yccc.org/Articles/double_l.htm

  • These antennas have been developed to an H form and are described here http://www.iol.ie/~bravo

  • should you be interested of a better understanding of radials, wether buried or elevated consult http://www.cebik.com


  • another excellent reference on the subject is http://www.arising.com.au/people/Holland/Ralph/shortvert.htm

  • an excellent description of lazy H (and their horizontal twin the W8JK array) can be found on the cebik site.

  • a simulation software must be used when designing antennas. I have found EZNEC   very usefull although it's inability to cover buried radials is a severe drawback. Please keep in mind that simulation doesn't take into account the real shape of the terrain neither does it reflect the effective ground electrical properties which cannot be measured and taken into account very well. But experimenting is what about ham radio is isn' it ?




Here is an excellent refence on the subject
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RF noise ? try this one http://www.ve3hls.com/noise/rfihome.html