[TowerTalk] w7ekb & ground rods

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,1/19/2015 9:17 AM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
> In most cases, RF ground is a fallacy. The right length of conductor can
> make it so that there's zero difference RF-wise between having it connected
> and having it not connected to the ground rod. A ground conductor starts
> rapidly losing effectiveness RF-wise at one-tenth a wavelength (about 6' on
> 10m) and longer.

In ALL cases RF ground has no meaning. A connection to the earth does 
NOT make a TX antenna work better, nor is it part of a solution to hum, 
buzz, or RFI. What do you think "RF ground" means?

73, Jim K9YC