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On Nov 29, 2011 2:08 PM, "Mark Adams" <msadams60@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> I've been running my vertical for a couple of weeks now and it plays very
> nicely. The setup is:
>
> 85' up and 42' horizontal.
> Comtek 1:1 balun at feedpoint 7' off ground.
> 3 x ~137' radials all between 7 and 13 feet (driveway crossing height) off
> the ground.
> Fed with good coax.
> VSWR at rig end of coax is 1.9:1 at 1830 kHz.
>
> The question is whether it is worthwhile to install a ground rod under the
> feedpoint and connect the neg side of the balun to the ground rod (or maybe
> the shell of the 259 at the bottom of the balun). I'm asking because with
> my luck I won't be able to remove the rod once it is in and I cannot
> convert this antenna to ground radials because it is close to my driveway.
> OK, I could rent/borrow a horizontal boring rig.....
>
> 73,
> Mark K2QO
> K2 #543
> FN03ra**
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