[Lowfer] Fw: 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.
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> Lee, w0vt
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> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Medfer Antenna.
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>>" the 10 foot limit would include the "ground connection" wire, if used."
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>> 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.
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