yep.  Just make sure they are not touchable.

I suspect that it is your power supply shutting down.  I have had the same thing.

The counterpoise will help with that.  chokes as well, but  I would run the wire anyway.
Just run it around your baseboard, and maybe stuff the ends into a tennis ball or some such.

On Feb 8, 2011, at 6:43 PM, tom behler wrote:

>        Gary:
> 
> Thanks for the careful calculations.
> 
> My question is:
> 
> What do I do with the other ends of the wires?
> 
> Just let them hang somewhere, being sure they are out of range of being 
> touched by someone?
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:34 AM
> Subject: grounding solution for 20 m
> 
> 
> Tom:
> 
> All you need to do is cut a 1/4 wave length of wire, preferrably something
> fairly heavy for the freq of interest.
> Remember that insulated wire has a velocity factor of around 95%.
> so, for the net freq, 300/14.258 = 21.041.
> 
> This is in meters, so * 39.37 inches per meter = 828.377. Now * velocity
> factor 95% = 786.96 inches / 12 inch per foot = 65.58 / 4 = 16.395.
> 
> Now take the decimal portion and multiply by 12 = 4.75 near enough.
> 
> so a length of wire about 16 feet 5 inches will be a resonant quarter wave
> on the blind hamns net frequency.
> Tie this to your ground on the rig and another for your amp.
> Be sure to insolate the far ends well.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps.