Topband: new to 160 with an Inverted L

[Cecil Acuff]

My un-educated guess would be that the connection to the utility ground wire 
would be a bad thing.   I would expect it to possibly introduce noise into 
your antenna system.  Beyond that it ties your radial system to the power 
distribution system "Static" wire which runs the top of all the poles on 
that distribution feeder....may be miles.  It's purpose is to attract any 
lightning as opposed to having it hit the primary conductors of the feeder. 
I would disconnect that one and also create some distance between the end of 
that radial and the power system ground point....maybe 25 to 50 feet.  I've 
seen 13 Kv primary loose and slapping around into the static wire creating 
one heck of a light show.

Cecil Acuff
K5DL

Mark wrote:


> One of the radials I hooked onto the ground wire on a utility pole at the
> end of my lot. I wonder if this is a good idea or not?