John,
I have a rather thick piece of insulated copper wire running from the ground
point in the shack to the ground rods.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 23:12
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
> What's connecting them to the radio? if you have a copper strap or
> something
> similar connecting the radio to the ground, you should be all set.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 11:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>
>
>> John,
>>
>> My station ground consists of two rods driven four feet into the ground.
>> Would I have to do more than that?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:59
>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>
>>
>>> The problem with verticals with no radials is you need a really really
>>> good
>>> station ground, not lightning ground though that's good too, but the
>>> station
>>> ground or you'll get a ton of RF feedback. Where I am, I can't do that
>>> in
>>> fact I have no station ground at all here and no problems so I'm leaving
>>> it
>>> as is but I'm running a G5RV, but really with no radials on the
>>> vertical,
>>> you really need a good station ground.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:23 PM
>>> Subject: Vertical antennas
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm thinking about buying a vertical to use primarily on 20 through 6 =
>>>> meters. I definitely don't want to mess around with radials, and right
>>>> =
>>>> now, I'm considering one of three antennas: the Cushcraft MA6VA, the =
>>>> Cushcraft R6000, and the Cushcraft R8. I realize the R8 also works on
>>>> =
>>>> 40, which doesn't particularly interest me, but I'm willing to consider
>>>> =
>>>> it if it works significantly better than either of the other two =
>>>> antennas.
>>>>
>>>> Do any of you have any experience with the antennas I've mentioned, or
>>>> =
>>>> with any other verticals that don't use radials? I want to know the =
>>>> good, the bad, and the ugly, so don't hold back.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>
>
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