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"Rod Maupin" wrote: I posted this on the wrong newsgroup a few days ago and no one has answered, so I'll try here. I have a Butternut Vertical (as a secondary antenna) and a regular radial system set up with it. I also have a metal roof on my house (here in the country in Western Washington). I have been wondering if I can use the metal roof as the radial system/ground plane for this antenna. Haven't tried it yet. Would this work or would it detune the antenna? What do you guys think? Rod KI7CQ Rod, Several years ago I tried a 14AVQ vert next to the house with a big jumper to the tin roof. Boy was that a mistake! It did not work at all. I gave up on the vert and installed a tower and beam. FYI, the best improvement ever made to the beam was when we replaced the tin roof with normal singles. It was like getting a new antenna too. Good luck with the tin roof. BTW, it did work pretty good with a mag mount VHF/UHF antenna. HiHi Dick AA5VU |
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