The home is made of wood with a shingled roof just like a stick house.
it's not a mobile home in the sense of one composed entirely of metal.
I never thought of connecting the metal I-beams underneath the floor
to the ground radial system, might be worth trying.
Just to clarify something. I misquoted what I had read about
insulated ground radials. Apparently what was written was that you
should not use insulated ground radials as part of lightning
protection system. That statement actually makes a little more sense.
I apologize for my mistake.
I guess I'm just going to start stringing out radials till I tire of
it and then quit. Maybe after a few days when I feel like it again,
I'll run a few more and so on and so on until I get to where I think
the antenna is performing well enough.
I do know enough about verticals and ground systems to know that at
some point I will reach the point of diminishing returns. Whether that
point is sixteen, thirty two or forty eight or some other number of
radials remains to be seen. I'll probably start with about sixteen and
see what kind of results I get with that.
I appreciate everyone's advice and input.
Tnx and 73,
Michael, W4HIJ