[TowerTalk] grounding elevated vertical for lightning?

[Jim Brown]

On 2/8/2013 5:52 AM, K1TTT wrote:
> What is the best way to ground this antenna?  Can I put a few ground rods at
> the center base and run them up to the radial junction?

NO! The work of Rudy Severns, N6LF, on the topic of elevated radials 
shows that elevated radials should NOT be grounded, because doing so 
causes radial currents to be unbalanced, which increases loss.  For the 
same reason, a common mode choke must be used on the coax at the feedpoint.

73, Jim K9YC