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On 1 Jan 2006 12:47:43 -0800, "billcalley"
wrote:

Or is no RF ground
_at all_ required with a dipole; unlike when using random wires or
verticals, and other such un-balanced antennas?

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Any antenna which requires a connection to ground should be shown the
trash can immediately. Ground (earth) is a lousy conductor and does
nothing to help your signal. RF belongs up in the air, not down in the
dirt.

If you find that connecting a ground wire actually improves your
signal, you have a SERIOUS problem in your antenna.

73, Bill W6WRT