[Hallicrafters] Grounding A Vertical Antenna

[Bob Wilder]

DAVID: I am using a Cushcraft AP8A vertical mounted about 3 feet off the 
ground on a piece of pipe.  I only use a wire to a ground stake and it 
works great. Running 100 watts to a TS-430S and consistantly receive 5x9 
Plus signal reports in Australia and New Zealand on both 40 and 20 meter 
SSB. and have WAS on 75, 40, 20 meters with it. Forget the "Experts" and go 
with what you have and you will be surprise what you can work.

Bob AF2HD/Alabama




At 05:25 PM 8/30/2004 -0400, David C. Hallam wrote:

>I live in Clearwater, Florida and have a yard full of Live Oak trees.  The
>root system of Live Oaks is very shallow and they have many roots even at
>the ground surface level.  Trying to bury radials in my yard is an almost
>impossible job.  I have a Butternut HF6V.  I don't want to mount it on a
>pole as that requires radials also and it attracts attention that I really
>don't want.
>
>Has anyone had any experience with the MFJ Ground-Coupled Portable Antenna
>Base in place of buried radials for a vertical antenna?  Does it work as
>well as they claim?  Does it work at all?
>
>David C. Hallam
>KC2JD
>
>
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