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Well, that is a large counterpoise and I'm sure it works fine.
However, depending on the ground arrangement through your radio, it
may be a recipe for dangerous electrolysis. The connection to the
thru-hull should be done with RF capacitors that will block direct
current.
--- In , <jeff at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> I might add to this discussion that the large counterpoise is also
> "conventional wisdom" that has been questioned by some experts.
Rather than
> do an expensive retrofit I followed the advice of Gordon West and
used a
> single through-hull as the RF ground. His contention is that with
modern
> antenna tuners that is sufficient and nearly as good as the
conventional 100
> sq. ft of copper strips. My figuring was that if it was not
adequate I
> could proceed from there. In fact, it appears to work just fine.
>
> Regards
>
> Jeff
>
>
> Jeffrey M. Stander
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>
> ...
> (RF ground) has more to do with the efficiency of an antenna than
the
> antenna itself (assuming adequate length, insulation, and tuning).
> .
>
