"Dave" wrote in message
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OZUser wrote:

As an avid 4WD SUV owner I do a lot of outback travelling (Austrlian
Deserts, Cape York, Kimberly Coast) and as such have a Barrett 950
HFradio
&Barrett 910 Autotune antenna installed for comms.

Would it be preferable when camped / stationary to earth the vehile to a
"ground" ground = what I am looking for is a better receive signal ?????


NOPE!!
But changing to a larger antenna will certainly help.


Even if you went to the trouble of pounding in a 3 meter (8 ft) ground rod,
or laid out somewhere between five and 40 radials, the answer would still be
NOPE. As stated in other posts, the loaded mobile antenna is in-efficient
to begin with.

73, Steve, K9DCI

Well, knowing RF, it 'might' make a measurable difference (small amount),
but probably not a practical difference (many dB).