[Antennas] cushcraft MA 8040 ground questions

[David W Sher]

Use as many radials as you can.  tey don't have to be straight; bend them
if necessary.

Dave    W9LYA
Whenever I feel in the need of exercise, I lie down until the feeling
goes away. 
R. M. Hutchins

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:39:49 -0500 yash at aol.com writes:
> Hi to all
>   just bought a ma-8040 vertical. The required radials will be a 
> tight 
> thing on my std. flordia building lot.  I have behind the house a 
> salt 
> water boat canal. Is there any way I can use this canal and some how 
> 
> back off of all the required radials that cushcraft suggests. Ive 
> found 
> little info on verticals and salt water anywhere. I now use a force 
> 12 
> sigma 5 ,mounted over the saltwater, but that antenna is a vertical 
> 
> dipole and the salt water helps wwith the take off angle of the 
> antenna.
>    any help or suggestions concerning the ma8040 and the salt 
> water,bring them on
>  thanks
> dale WT4T
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