The advice from K7GCO is good. I would add that my first shack at my
opresent location was a second floor bedroom. The Artificial ground works
well. I moved to the basement and it still did a good job there. I have
three (multiple) paths to ground but found on 10 and 17 there was a poor
enough ground for the MFJ to work. I made a good ground for both but found
that it was best to switch the MFJ out when working the other bands...as the
MFJ caused say 20 to be detuned. It does affect loading which in this case
caused SWR to appear higher so my transceiver would balk (but not the
amps..so go figure).
73 Dave K4JRB
>
> In a message dated 11/14/01 7:22:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> aa0cy@VRINTER.NET writes:
>
> << nyone used this device, which sounds like an "antenna
> fooler" for the ground system? Good? Bad? Indifferent?
> I've got a good 35' run to where the water line enters the
> basement...
> Thanks.
> 73
> Bob AA0CY
>
> Yes it works. It's a series circiut that alters the length of what ever
> it's connected to, to a 1/4 wave (or 3/4 wave) that's a low Z path for RF.
> I'd try hooking it to the wire to the ground, some other lengths and the
goal
> is "maximum RF cooling." The internal meter measures max RF current just
> before the terminal you connect a wire to your rig or whatever you want ot
> cool. K7GCO
>
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