Where should the radial wires of a ground-mounted vertical antenna system be placed?
As high as possible above the ground
Parallel to the antenna element
On the surface or buried a few inches below the ground✓Correct answer
At the center of the antenna
Explanation
The radials of a ground-mounted vertical carry the return current and screen it from lossy soil, and they can only do that if they are in intimate contact with the earth, so they go on the surface or a few inches down.