[Elecraft] Outbacker vs. buddipole etc.

[Michael Babineau]

On 2-Jul-05, at 10:47 AM, Paul Gates wrote:

> Why is it not suited on a deck?
> Paul
>

Because it relies on capacitive coupling to ground to form the
other half of your antenna.  It could be used on a deck simply
as a mount but then you would have to attach some sort of
tuned counterpoise to it.

When mounted on the ground no radials are necessary.

Michael VE3WMB