I once had a teacher in school tell me that there was  never a stupid 
question if you did not know the answer but sometimes you will get a stupid 
answer...  All have a nice Thanksgiving.
Ed   K7UC

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From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 10:39 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: How good a ground plane is a tripod?

> well, what do you suppose an adequit length for a ground radial, or ground
> plain would be as per all the conversation on this list over the past few
> years?
> as long as the tripod is metal, I'm guessing you could probably guess the
> answer to your question.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:46 PM
> Subject: How good a ground plane is a tripod?
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a mag mount antenna for 2 meters and 440.  I currently have it on 
>> a
>> tripod, and I was wondering if this would make a decent ground plane for
>> the
>> antenna.  I've seen quarter wave ground planes with the ground elements 
>> at
>> an angle, and since the tripod has a similar angle I thought this would
>> work.  The tripod is three feet tall with the legs open.  The antenna's
>> mag
>> mount is attracted to the tripod, so no worries of it falling off.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just curious.
>>
>>
>>
>> GO CATS!
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
>>
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