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Curtis Delzer <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:15:13 -0700
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well it is too long, which makes me groan, though I've not an idea 
how to make it shorter.


At 01:33 PM 04/16/13, you wrote:
>How long a run are you talking? Remember, if you're close to resonant on any
>band, you're going to be in big trouble on that band and you're much better
>off without and you run in to that anything over 3 or 4 feet.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:53 PM
>Subject: Re: mfj 931
>
>
> >I have a similar problem, where my 8 foot ground rod is sunk close to
> > the antenna, the ground of the antenna is connected to it, but my
> > radio is in the house kind of around the corner so should I run a
> > number 12 wire to the ground rod from my rig or not?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:27 AM 04/16/13, you wrote:
> >>Thanks.  I'll have to play with this.  My concern about removing
> >>insulation is
> >>that the wire will begin only a couple feet from the ground rod for my
> >>antenna
> >>and I would think they would essentially cancel each other out.
> >>
> >>Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >>web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >

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