Not true. Maybe you are thinking of Dipoles, Yagi etc.
Try an BOG antenna with an isolated transformer with the ground
side of the antenna winding connected to a 1 foot ground rod and
check signals, then connect it to a long ground rod and see the
difference.
Or take the ground off the transformer completely, and see how much
signal with only one side of the 150 ohm winding connected.
Recommend long ground rods, as they are more consistent from band
to band than a very few short receiving radials.
The KB-1 BOG antenna transformer typically has 3-4 pf inter-winding
capacity. Not enough coupling, to the coax shield, to have much
transformer grounding/radial affect.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:23:32 -0800, Jim Brown
<jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
On Fri,12/26/2014 10:27 AM, Bruce A. Clark wrote:
> > When ground rods are necessary,
>
> Ground rods are ALWAYS necessary for lightning protection. They are
> totally UN-important for making an antenna work better.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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