Topband: Daisey Chained ground rods

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Great idea Lee as I could do this from the shack without walking out in 
the bushes.

Thanks,

Herb, KV4FZ



On 11/20/2011 4:02 PM, Lee K7TJR wrote:
>        It seems to me what your asking here is how much
>   crosstalk you would see between two Beverage
>   antennas. How about just using a signal source and
>   exciting one beverage while listening on the other.
>   This could be a most enlightening measurement not only
>   for the ground rods but for the placement of the antennas
>   themselves. An MFJ 259 generates quite a signal and
>   could be used to excite an antenna while listening to the
>   other. One could also feed the MFJ 259 directly into the
>   receiver first to get a reference level. Be sure and check
>   that the MFJ259 does not put out too large a signal and
>   could damage your RX first! The ratio of the two levels
>   would indicate the crosstalk whether it is from the ground
>   posts or antennas.
>       Aren't they both just as bad?
>     Lee  K7TJR  OR
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