[Lowfer] thoughts on PA0RDT "mini whip"

[John Bruce McCreath]

I have my mini whip mounted on a ten foot PVC pipe about 23 feet above ground.  The lower end of the PVC
pipe is attached to the metal framework of my PV array on the house roof.  I have a "grounding block"  used
by the cable companies to connect the shield of the RG-6 feed line to the PV frame, which is grounded.

The feed line continues to the shack where it connects to the DC injector Bias-T device, which has a toroidal
transformer to galvanically isolate the receiver's antenna connection.  I have a home-brew series R-C pre-
selector ahead of the receiver to exclude unwanted signals.  The mini whip works great on LF & MF.

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
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