JPC-12 Ground Radial Plate Question!
Hey! So, I recently purchased one of these --
and am planning on building radials out of 14 AWG Copper stranded wire in the following configuration:(8.5 + 12.5 + 16.5 + 26 + 33 + 41 + 52 + 66 ft = 255.5 ft) -- I selected this configuration to make going between 7mhz to 28mhz relatively easy (only requiring some mild coil adjustment), and I'm also running an ATU.
Does anyone have experience w/ using these radial plates to replace the default JPC-12 ground radials? Is it a big improvement to your transmission and reception ability? Just trying to get an idea as to how much improvement I can expect w/ this upgrade; Prior, I was using the default radial setup and was still managing to get (very occasionally) seen by CW spotters on 40M in Germany and Slovenia, from Florida.
Posted Aug 7, 2025, 4:45 PM UTC