[Lowfer] Medfer Antenna.

[LEE BAHR]

I appreciate the comments.  If I installed the antenna at my aluminum rain 
gutters which are around 17 foot off the ground and then ran a ground wire 
from the tranmitter to the rain gutters, would my ground length be the 
couple inches between the transmitter and the gutters or would I have to 
include the length of the gutters in my calculation?  (The gutters are not 
grounded).  If the gutter length would be included maybe I should do as 
described below. (Use a tall TV mast and ground it at it's base).   If I 
understand correctly, getting the antenna up in the air is better then down 
on the ground everything else being equal.  I have a choice of ground 
mounting with radials or mounting it up at the gutter area of the house.

Lee, w0vt




Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Medfer Antenna.


>" the 10 foot limit would include the "ground connection" wire, if used."
>
> A trick used by commercial LPAM and FM manufacturers that falls well 
> within
> the FCC rules is to mount the transmitter in a metal box bolted to a
> grounded tower as high as 200'.  The tower is the ground and it is brought
> to the transmitter, hence, no "ground connection" to take into
> consideration.