On Apr 4, 5:45*am, BobS wrote:
Anyone using the PAR Electronics EF-SWL Antenna please advise if a
ground is necessary. Will using the PAR without a ground be any better
than a 50' random wire? I live on the second floor of a condo and only
can use a very thin hidden wire from my receiver to a nearby tree. No
ground available. I read all of the glowing reviews of the PAR but all
of them are using a ground. Unfortunately I don't have that luxury. Any
other recommendations appreciated.
Thanks...Bob

Dale at PAR will tell you that a ground helps but is not essential.
If the connecting end is high up in a tree, for example, it would be
difficult (and perhaps not terribly helpful) to even attach a ground
wire of adequate size to make it to a real earth ground.