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Yacht Rf ground and radials
I want to set up a hf antenna for my sailboat.
I have read various guides from Icom etc. They suggest running copper foil to a Dynaplate and use sea water as the ground. How can this work when the Dynaplate is below sea water? Is sea water equal to copper wire radials as a RF ground system? Does sea water make a good enough ground without radials? How can a piece of copper metal about 1 ft square equal several radials laying on the boats deck? Why do i have to use copper foil when most other people suggest using ordinary copper wire? Over seawater what would be the best number of radials to use considering that maximum length i can run is 40 ft. I am planning to use a backstay antenna with a SGC 230 Tuner. All ideas and comments appreciated. Will |
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