"Jim" wrote in message
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True, I haven't thought of everything, but I have done this:

... My
transmitter antennas are horizontal trailing insulated wire.

I think talk about polarization is relatively meaningless with this.



I have a
fairly long cable so am able to hold it at arm's length from my body. It
does have a very good null and I use both front and null in my RDFing.

With a good rear nul, your presence in the rear should give minimal
effect.


My radio might not be the best as far as sheilding.....it is plastic
cased.
So I made a fiderglass holster for it with aluminum screen embedded in the
fiberglass resin all the way around...kind of like a Faraday cage. I
don't
really know how this helps. It is not grounded,

Ground is sort of meaningless at this point. Look up the "Offset
Attenuator".

73, Steve, K,9.D;C'I