Yacht Rf ground and radials
I want to set up a hf antenna for my sailboat.
I have read various guides from Icom etc.
They suggest running copper foil to a Dynaplate and use sea water as
the ground. How can this work when the Dynaplate is below sea water?
Is sea water equal to copper wire radials as a RF ground system?
Does sea water make a good enough ground without radials?
How can a piece of copper metal about 1 ft square equal several
radials laying on the boats deck?
Why do i have to use copper foil when most other people suggest using
ordinary copper wire?
Over seawater what would be the best number of radials to use
considering that maximum length i can run is 40 ft. I am planning to use
a backstay antenna with a SGC 230 Tuner.
All ideas and comments appreciated.
Will
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