"W5DXP" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:40:40 PM UTC-5, Sal M. O'Nella wrote:
I have no idea how to ground a dipole and I don't think I've ever done it
except by accident.
Apparently, you have never had P-static problems with your dipoles. I,
however, had a coax connector start arcing in the middle of the night and
it sounded like a machine gun.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com
Nonsuch, Cecil, unless it's been an off-again-on-again
problem that I simply never appreciated for its affect on
my QSOs.
With Field Day coming and my being the Field Day Chairman
for the local club (
www.sobars.org), as well as our President,
any diddling with my home QTH dipoles must wait.
I am taking an unproven design for a 20m Cubical quad to FD.
By EZNEC, it looks good but it wants a 75-ohm feed, which I am
prepared to provide. I have a choked cable ready to go.
In your opinion, is there a ground required? At the antenna or at
my van? Both? I own some ground rods and a sledgehammer.
(Last year, I used a 20m dipole at 30 feet, operating out of my van.
Everything floated above ground without incident and many QSOs.)
I value your opiniion.
73
"Sal"
(really KD6VKW)