Ground radial wire beneath dipole, does it work? Or is it a cover up for running over legal limit...

Re-uploaded. This represents 5+ hours of work between audio editing, rendering, uploading, etc. My internet bandwidth was locked down uploading this so I was unable to do a live stream tonight. You guys missed some funny stuff on the air. Anyways, hope you enjoy this video because it not only locked down my computer for 5 hours but it also prevented me from doing a live stream of my radio activity tonight! haha. Let's see if anyone watches.

Ground effects are a topic of discussion. Different types of soil have been shown to play upon a radiation pattern . Dry , sandy soil being the poorest 'reflector" and wet, pithy [swampy] soil being better. Same with water as a "reflector", salty water being better than fresh. Some logic and experimentation would show metallic reflectors would improve preformance. Field strength measurements could confirm experiment. Clark is correct. Lots of research material out there to read. Try for yourself , your results may vary .

Now i'm really glad you re-uploaded video

Interesting discussion on QRZ forums about this video.