On Nov 11, 5:05 am, David wrote:
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:11:45 -0800, RHF
wrote:

* Single piece of 21-Foot long Top-Rail {Metal Pipe}
* Free Standing with 3-Feet in the Ground
* Dig a 6"~8" 'Post-Hole with a Larger 3-Feet piece
of Metal Pipe centered in the Hole as a Sleave to
place the Top-Rail in; insert an 8-Foot Ground Rod
in the space between the Sleave and the outer-edge
of the Post-Hole; then and fill the outside area of the
Hole with Concrete.
- - - This is your Antenna Gound Anchor
-
- I used one of those Radio Shack flat plates with a spike in the
- middle, 2 [ea] 10' top rails, and a house clamp (oh yeah, a tin can
- and 2 hose clamps) to hold my MFJ-1024 10' above house, on the
- opposite corner from where the electricals come out of the dirt.

David -Sounds like a good practical solution to :

# 1 - Getting-It-Up ! -Oops- In the Air That Is . . .

# 2 - Getting-It-Mounted ! -Oops- The Active Antenna That is . . .

# 3 - Getting-It-Well-Grounded. Practically Speaking That Is . . .

a top-of-the-rail to you - iane ~ RHF