ORIGINAL MESSAGE: (may be snipped) On 3/5/2014 11:42 AM, Dale Putnam wrote: > The rf needs a ground.. yes... REPLY: I disagree. RF does not need to flow through dirt. Dirt is a poor conductor for RF so why would you want to send it there? RF energy is expensive to generate. Keep it up in the air where it belongs. 73, Bill W6WRT