‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2014 QST PAGE 36 ‰ GUSTS WERE CLOCKED AT OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE WEIGHTED STAND AND SCREWDRIVER SECTION STOOD SOLID. THE WHIP PORTION MOVED AROUND IN THE WIND, BUT THATS TO BE EXPECTED. GROUND RADIALS THE PERFORMANCE OF A SHORTENED VERTICAL MONOPOLE SUCH AS THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE GROUND RADIAL SYSTEM. RUDY SEVERNS, N6LF, PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT DISCUSSION OF THIS IN THE MARCH 2010 ISSUE OF QST, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TO MEMBERS ON THE ARRL WEBSITE. HE ALSO COMPARES THE PERFORMANCE OF ELEVATED ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ RADIALS WITH THE GROUND LEVEL RADIALS USED HERE. MY GROUND RADIAL SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF 12 16 STRANDED WIRES, EACH 24 FEET, 4 INCHES 8 METERS LONG WITH 10 RING LUGS CRIMPED AND SOLDERED TO ONE END. BECAUSE MY RADIALS ARE LAID OUT ON THE GROUND, I CHOSE WIRE WITH BRIGHT YELLOW INSULATION TO INCREASE ITS VISIBILITY AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE TRIPPING HAZARD. I MOUNTED THREE RADIALS TO EACH OF THE FOUR GROUND POSTS ON THE ADAPTER ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ