What happens to your signal strength when you ground it?
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From: <K5NZ@aol.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 160 Radials
> Those using elevated radials, do you think it hurts to ground them
to a
> ground rod at the base of the antenna? I have an inverted L ( 1/4
wave )
> with 4 radials about 4 ft off the ground, grounding mine cleans up
the swr
> and makes it flat for about 50kc, without about 15kc. Seems I
remember
> reading they should be independent of a true ground?
>
> TIA nz
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