[Skimmertalk] Miniwhip Antenna questions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Thanks John and Pete for the quick replies.  I was going to try to mount 
mine away from my other Xmit antennas or as far away.  I will run a 
ground wire up the mast and ground it to the connector.  I suppose One 
could use the grounding blocks for RG6/59 as that is what I plan to feed 
the antenna with.

W0MU


On 2/9/2018 9:28 AM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
> I just got one of those yesterday as well.  As I understand the theory 
> of operation (same as other active voltage probe antennas) the antenna 
> works against the grounded mounting mast or other conductor that's 
> tied to a ground rod at the base.  Without that grounded element, it 
> doesn't hear anything (and I've verified that with my Clifton Labs 
> version).  The coax shield can serve as the grounded element, BUT you 
> need to connect it to a ground rod underneath the antenna.  Otherwise 
> it searches for ground all the way back to the shack and picks up lots 
> of noise along the way.
>
> I may be mounting mine to a wood fence post, and plan to use an F 
> connector grounding block (commonly used for cable/satellite TV) tied 
> to a ground rod underneath the antenna.
>
> As to height above ground, I've heard different recommendations.  Jack 
> Smith K4ZOA at Clifton Labs believed that 10 feet was plenty high enough.
>
> 73,
> John
> ----
> On Feb 9, 2018, at 10:55 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com 
> <mailto:w0mu at w0mu.com>> wrote:
>
>     I received my miniwhip yesterday.  I was reading the instructions which
>     seem to be out of date.  My miniwhip is enclosed in a pvp case so I
>     assume that it is intended to be mounted as is.
>
>     The instructions also say to mount it as high as possible.  I am curious
>     as to how high others are placing this?  It also talks about keeping it
>     away from metal and grounding it to the mast. What if I just screwed it
>     on to the side of the house or used a pvc mast.  Would I want to run a
>     ground wire up to the bnc connector at the bottom?
>
>     W0MU
>
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