On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 "FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com> writes:
>
> Ok, I built a standoff on the top of my tower.
> I run a 14 awg as per on4un, down to close to the base of the tower.
> Center coax to variable cap and then to the wire.
> Braid to ground? Earth or to the tower ground?
>
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OK, Tie them ALL together, add some ground rods
at the tower base and 8 to 16 ft out in different directions,
put down radials for as far as you can go in straight lines.
You may get better bandwidth if you use a 2 wire cage
(one each from two legs) for the matching arm.
Tom N4KG
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