[TowerTalk] Fw: 4 x Square Question

[J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT]

Fernando,
Your approach to bleeding off static sounds good...could you sketch a
diagram or describe in more detail what you are doing with respect to which
end is shorted and how the coaxial cable is connected to the feedpoint?

>From your description, I understand that the feedpoint end has one conductor
of the coaxial cable on each side of the feedpoint and the far end is
shorted and grounded.  
Is that correct?  Also how critical is the length of the coax used for the
stub for 80/75 meters?
Thanks and 73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964
W2ttt at att.net
W2ttt at arrl.net


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of EC1CT Fernando
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:03 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Fw: 4 x Square Question

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply. I´m currently bleeding off static using a stub formed 
by a coaxial line of 40 ft shorted at its end and directly attached to the 
feedpoint on every antenna...Works out goo so far.73s
EC1CT Fernando
E-mail: ec1ct at ure.es



> If it was mine I would put in a ground rod and connect an rf choke between
> the driven element and the ground rod to bleed off static. I would not
> connect the ground rod to the radials though.
>
>
> Mark N1UK G3ZZM
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EC1CT Fernando" <ec1cwg at dxhunters.com>
> To: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, 20 July, 2007 6:25 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] 4 x Square Question
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>
>> Hi all,
>> I just mounted a 4 square system for 75 meters and I got a question for
>> all you here. I have added 80 radials/60 ft long (not buried) on each
>> antenna. Wondering if it would be needed to ground each antenna by adding
>> a ground rod or leave it as it is. Thanks a lot in advance. 73s
>> EC1CT Fernando
>> E-mail: ec1ct at ure.es
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