[Elecraft] BL-2 Connection To An Unbalanced Wire Antenna

[Jim Brown]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:57:55 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>The most important thing is to have an RF ground at the rig - especially
>when using a wire that's 1/4 wavelength or less long as we often must do
>when travelling light. 

>For my KX1 I carry two 33 foot lengths of wire soldered to a BNC male
>connector. One goes to the "hot" center pin and the other connects to the
>shell of the ANT connector. 

>If I can, I get both of wires "in the clear". 

That's not an "RF ground," it's a counterpoise, it's radials, it's the other 
half of the antenna. I agree that what you've described is very important to 
make the antenna work, but it's NOT "RF ground."

73,

Jim Brown K9YC