[Antennas] Antennas - Grounded or Ungrounded?

[Edward Dickinson, III]

I'm in the unfortunate position of replacing a remote coaxial antenna
switch.  The replacement will allow for grounding of latent antennas or
leaving them ungrounded via the remote switching unit.

The position of the remote unit will be about 15' up a tower about 40' tall.
The tower is currently ungrounded...at least the base.  The backyard is 80'
x 80' and I'm apt to have a variety of wire and/or vertical antennas up at
any given time.

Currently I have a Windom at 38', a 2 meter vertical atop the tower and a
multiband vertical array (work in progress) in  the yard.  The Windom has a
remote matching unit at the 1/3rd point.  The verticals are DC grounded and
have no radial field.

Perhaps there are some thoughts to be shared about antenna interactions,
safety or other in the context of grounded or ungrounded at the switch for
inactive antennas.


73,

Dick - KA5KKT