[Elecraft] OT: PW-1/MP-1 question

[Mike KW1ND]

OK, thanks Rod for the quick reply.  Upon further examination of the web
diagram for the MP-1, I see that the counterpoise attaches off the
mounting clamp.  Consequently, the clamp has to be electrically connected.
 So that answered the first half of my fuzzy question.
For the antenna I'm building, however, I still don't think the
ground-mounting rod electrical connection is required, since I'll always
be using a counterpoise.
Mike KW1ND said:
> Greetings, all. Short, easy question.  On the Super Antenna PW-1 or
> MP-1-type models, is there an electrical connection between the antenna
> "ground" (coax braid side) and the support clamp?
> The reason I ask this is I'm building the "Simple & Portable HF
> Vertical Travel Antenna" from July QST, and the author has such an
> electrical connection.  My crude understanding of antennas is that
> since radials are being used, the connection to the ground-mounting rod
> is unneeded.  I plan on modifying the design so that I'm not limited to
> the ground rod, but can also easily use a clamp of some type to attach
> the antenna to other objects.
>

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73,

Mike KW1ND
Nampa, Idaho