[TenTec] Grounds

[George Fritkin via TenTec]

Correct. The body/airframe/copperplate on a boat is the other half of the antenna.  This is why a dipole fed thru a balun  and resonate makes the most trouble free antenna. It contains a resonate both sides of the antenna.  There should be no feed line radiation.  (fingers crossed).  Then a ground is superfluous.  Of course you must have a good ac ground unless you like the little tingles when touching different equipment

George, W6GF

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> On May 18, 2014, at 4:47 PM, "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.net> wrote:
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> Same way a mobile antenna is ground referenced to a vehicle.  The airplane antenna uses the airframe as the reference ground.
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "george fritkin via TenTec" <tentec at contesting.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Grounds
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> 
> Really Tell me how you "ground" an antenna in an airplane Carry a basket full of dirt? These kind of articles written by pseudo engineers are not helpful
> 
> George, W6GF
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> 
> On Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:58 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw at Blomand.net> wrote:
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> 
> This is an excellent written article and should be required reading for
> every ham.
> 
> http://www.eham.net/articles/21383
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
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