yes, that works very nicely also. it does provide a dc ground for otherwise
ungrounded antennas like verticals or dipoles providing a way for static
build up to drain safely.

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
stubs work very nicely. you can get practical stub information at my
web
site, including how to build a 40m to 15m 3rd harmonic stub filter:
http://www.k1ttt.net/technote/techref.html#filters

A fellow ham sent me an email suggesting a use for a shorted
1/4WL stub that had not occurred to me before. Many hams have
static electricity problems with dipoles since there is not
a DC path between the poles. For a single-frequency dipole,
a shorted 1/4WL stub could be installed at the feedpoint to
drain off the static electricity without affecting the
performance much on the fundamental frequency. It would also
aid in the suppression of even harmonics.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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