[Elecraft] KX3 Grounding w/dipole

[jreedbum at gmail.com]

Don,
That is a typo.
Thanks for the reply.
73
Reed AA1RB

On , Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Reed,





> I see reference to Ground on page 6, but none on page 9 - is that a typo?





> The problem is we here in the US have too many definitions for ground,  
> the British use "Earthing" which helps a little.





> The references on page 6 are to "the other half of the antenna" which is  
> taken care of when using a dipole,


> I believe those points were made in the manual to indicate that an  
> antenna consisting only of a wire connected to the KX3 antenna jack  
> center will not be very effective - there has to be something connected  
> to the BNC shell too, and that is not necessarily mother earth ground.





> Note that the references are for portable or pedestrian mobile operation  
> - an antenna at the home station should have a DC path on both conductors  
> to mother earth ground to drain off static charge buildup.





> 73,


> Don W3FPR








> On 3/26/2012 1:19 PM, Reed Bumgarner wrote:




> Page 9 of the manual seems to say that creating a ground for the KX3 is


> necessary in all cases. Is this really true when you're using a Buddipole,


> Yo-Yo dipole or any dipole fed with coax?


> Thanks


> Reed AA1RB