[Lowfer] thoughts on PA0RDT "mini whip"

[N8OOU]

Doug,

The mini whip is mounted and grounded to the top of a galvanized steel 
trellis that I grow hops on. The trellis is about 15 feet tall, and 
grounded at the base. RG-6 quad shield coax is grounded at the mini 
whip/trellis, and runs back to the shack. Nothing in the shack is 
externally grounded. I'm not sure if the DC power supplies ground back 
to the mains.

73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 12/21/2016 03:55 PM, Douglas Williams wrote:
> Mitch & Mike,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Mike, did you ground the antenna at the base, halfway point, or at the
> house?
>
> Anyone else have any info, feel free to chime in.
>
> D. KB4OER
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 4:48 PM, N8OOU <n8oou at meekfarm.us> wrote:
>
>> Doug,
>>
>> A few observations on the mini whip.  I built one from my junk box parts
>> based on the original design. I had to add a notch filter to block my local
>> 500W AM BCB station. Inserted in the whip between the FET and Buffer amp. I
>> also must use a 500 Khz low pass filter at the receiver for LF. I have it
>> mounted about 15 Ft above ground, away from the house, and grounded
>> according to common information found on the web.
>>
>> It works (all the way up to 10m), better than a long random wire, but not
>> as good as the Low Noise Vertical I just finished.
>>
>> 73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek
>>
>>
>> On 12/21/2016 03:07 PM, Douglas Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Have any of you used one of these on VLF/LF? What are your experiences?
>>> They seem to be everywhere on eBay, from kits to fully assembled, and
>>> averaging $12 - $40.
>>>
>>> D. KB4OER
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