----- Original Message -----
From: "ROBERT CARROLL" <w2wg@comcast.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Station and AC Ground
> With a truly balanced antenna there should be no RF current from the
station
> to ground. If you are on the second or third floor and a long way from
the
> house ground--which is probably a very poor RF ground even if you are
close
> to it--you better hope things are well balanced. If you are using a
> balanced antenna and find you need an artificial RF ground, something is
> badly wrong--and as has been said, a long wire to the ground point will
> radiate even if it is tuned.
>
Yes.....it will radiate if it has current in it, as you said.
But, as you also said, there should be no current in it.
I don't advocate using the half wave ground in a vacuum, that is, without
taking the other necessary steps also. You must choke off the inappropriate
ground currents as has been written about here and elsewhere.
Gary
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