[Elecraft] Best way to secure RF ground from 2nd floor?
drewko1 at verizon.net
drewko1 at verizon.net
Tue Feb 19 09:12:25 EST 2008
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:44:55 -0800, Ron AC7AC wrote:
>
>Another approach for an RF ground is to use your connection to the ground
>rod, but tune out the reactance. MFJ made a small "tuner" for just that
>purpose: a coil and capacitor in series that one adjusted as needed to
>produce maximum ground current at the rig. That can be very effective, but
>it is frequency-sensitive: it requires readjustment for every band. And,
>because the circuit involves a capacitor in series with the coil, it is not
>a d-c ground if that's what you are looking for. But it can produce a good
>RF ground.
>
>Ron AC7AC
An automatic ground tuner might be nice-- a GTU, i guess you would
call it.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
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