On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:28:10 GMT, Telamon
wrote:



2. Another situation is with old house wiring where there is no ground
in the AC mains system. Adding the ground would help with a single wire
Marconi type antenna.

1 and 2 above, the two exceptions, does not apply if a Hertzian antenna
is used.

A Marconi antenna is a 1/4 wave vertical radiator with a formal system
of ground radials. It is not just any old end fed monopole.