[Alberg30] h.f. rario

[Bob Chambers]

George wrote:  <I don't have an SSB on the boat, but the word I get from
hams is that a
copper foil run the length of the bilge works better.  What you need is
not so much an "earth ground" but counterpoise to the antenna.  Even a
dynaplate seems to be a marginal ground system at RF frequencies.  I
guess that the ocean just isn't a very good RF conductor>

I have a SSB and concur with Georges comments.  Also, see my earlier posts
about two months ago on a good way to make the "foil" counterpoise with HAM
twin lead.

Bob Chambers


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