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Old December 20th 04, 06:42 PM
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hi i have this ant and it dose not have dc grounding from ant to ground will
it help clear static if i was to fit a dc ground, i have run ground to
ground of ant, if dc ground will help , what inductor can i use or can i
make coil
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Old December 21st 04, 04:38 PM
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:42:02 GMT, "DAVID BROWNE"
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hi i have this ant and it dose not have dc grounding from ant to ground will
it help clear static if i was to fit a dc ground, i have run ground to
ground of ant, if dc ground will help , what inductor can i use or can i
make coil


Hi David,

Add some radials to your vertical antenna. Research this by going to
google groups and doing a search using the keywords "ground" and
"radials."

Add a choke at the feedpoint. This can be a coil of transmission
line, or a 1:1 Current BalUn.

If you still have static noise AND it is due to charged particles
(smoke, soot, rain, snow, dust) then add a 1K Ohm resistor across the
feed point (or any handy choke of more than a 100 µH).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC
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Old December 21st 04, 09:50 PM
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thanks
dave browne 2e0dmb
"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:42:02 GMT, "DAVID BROWNE"
wrote:
hi i have this ant and it dose not have dc grounding from ant to ground
will
it help clear static if i was to fit a dc ground, i have run ground to
ground of ant, if dc ground will help , what inductor can i use or can i
make coil


Hi David,

Add some radials to your vertical antenna. Research this by going to
google groups and doing a search using the keywords "ground" and
"radials."

Add a choke at the feedpoint. This can be a coil of transmission
line, or a 1:1 Current BalUn.

If you still have static noise AND it is due to charged particles
(smoke, soot, rain, snow, dust) then add a 1K Ohm resistor across the
feed point (or any handy choke of more than a 100 µH).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC



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Old December 29th 04, 06:05 AM
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Just recently installed a Hustler 4-BTV ground mounted vertical. I added 20
tuned radials on 10,15,and 20M each for a total of 60 tuned radials. I also
added 12 tuned radials on 40M. I was lazy and bought them from DX
Engineering where I also got their stainless steel ground radial plate and
the nifty tilt-over mount for the 4-BTV (and other verts as well). I did a
little tweaking on the 4-BTV today and the tilt over was a breeze to
use..what a treat to be able to complete an antenna tweak in about 2 minutes
total time. Rig is ICOM 746 PRO and I am working all the DX I can hear.

www.dxengineering.com

Photos and stuff on my site listed below.... 73 / DX

--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH
www.ad5th.com
Live Blues Music
www.492acousticblues.com




"DAVID BROWNE" wrote in message
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thanks
dave browne 2e0dmb
"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:42:02 GMT, "DAVID BROWNE"
wrote:
hi i have this ant and it dose not have dc grounding from ant to ground
will
it help clear static if i was to fit a dc ground, i have run ground to
ground of ant, if dc ground will help , what inductor can i use or can i
make coil


Hi David,

Add some radials to your vertical antenna. Research this by going to
google groups and doing a search using the keywords "ground" and
"radials."

Add a choke at the feedpoint. This can be a coil of transmission
line, or a 1:1 Current BalUn.

If you still have static noise AND it is due to charged particles
(smoke, soot, rain, snow, dust) then add a 1K Ohm resistor across the
feed point (or any handy choke of more than a 100 µH).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC





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Old December 30th 04, 09:13 PM
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Great work Charlie!
73,
Ted KX4OM

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:05:15 -0600, "Charlie" wrote:

Just recently installed a Hustler 4-BTV ground mounted vertical. I added 20
tuned radials on 10,15,and 20M each for a total of 60 tuned radials. I also
added 12 tuned radials on 40M. I was lazy and bought them from DX
Engineering where I also got their stainless steel ground radial plate and
the nifty tilt-over mount for the 4-BTV (and other verts as well). I did a
little tweaking on the 4-BTV today and the tilt over was a breeze to
use..what a treat to be able to complete an antenna tweak in about 2 minutes
total time. Rig is ICOM 746 PRO and I am working all the DX I can hear.

www.dxengineering.com

Photos and stuff on my site listed below.... 73 / DX




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Old December 31st 04, 09:12 PM
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"Charlie" wrote in message
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Just recently installed a Hustler 4-BTV ground mounted vertical. I added
20 tuned radials on 10,15,and 20M each for a total of 60 tuned radials. I
also added 12 tuned radials on 40M. I was lazy and bought them from DX
Engineering where I also got their stainless steel ground radial plate and
the nifty tilt-over mount for the 4-BTV (and other verts as well). I did
a little tweaking on the 4-BTV today and the tilt over was a breeze to
use..what a treat to be able to complete an antenna tweak in about 2
minutes total time. Rig is ICOM 746 PRO and I am working all the DX I can
hear.

www.dxengineering.com

Photos and stuff on my site listed below.... 73 / DX

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH


Very nice install and photos ... that is the way this antenna should be
installed !

w9gb


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Old December 31st 04, 09:18 PM
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Thanks for those nice words...just today I added the 75M Hustler "Super
Resonator" and got it tuned to the 75M dx window. Can't wait till this
evening to do some 75M dx work. I do not have it guyed but do have the tilt
over bracket so if it's windy I can tilt it over all the way.

--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH
www.ad5th.com
Live Blues Music
www.492acousticblues.com




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"Charlie" wrote in message
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Just recently installed a Hustler 4-BTV ground mounted vertical. I added
20 tuned radials on 10,15,and 20M each for a total of 60 tuned radials. I
also added 12 tuned radials on 40M. I was lazy and bought them from DX
Engineering where I also got their stainless steel ground radial plate
and the nifty tilt-over mount for the 4-BTV (and other verts as well). I
did a little tweaking on the 4-BTV today and the tilt over was a breeze
to use..what a treat to be able to complete an antenna tweak in about 2
minutes total time. Rig is ICOM 746 PRO and I am working all the DX I
can hear.

www.dxengineering.com

Photos and stuff on my site listed below.... 73 / DX

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH


Very nice install and photos ... that is the way this antenna should be
installed !

w9gb



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