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Old July 2nd 08, 03:25 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Default Open Wire fed lengths
Ron Walters wrote:
Any recommended WEB sites or comments are welcomed.

If your ground wire is an appreciable percentage of
a wavelength, it is a radiating element grounded at
one end, i.e. not a ground. An artificial ground
might help to reduce RF in the shack.

If your antenna is balanced, you don't need an RF
ground.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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