Bill Turner wrote:
There's no reason for the tower to be part of the antenna, so I would
suggest not connecting them. Some current will flow in the tower due to
close proximity induction, but don't make it worse than necessary.
Hopefully the tower is not resonant on any band to avoid additional
losses.

Unfortunately, the tower is close to resonance on 40m, my favorite
band. Even with elevated radials at 30 feet, it is 0.8 dB down
from a ground mounted vertical, according to EZNEC. Guess I'll go
back to my 2x4 support system. Darn!
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp