Bob: Dont expect any problem with your dipole (unless you are right under it, then things might get hot). A dipole does not need any ground to operate. The "3rd wire" should only be used as a safety line to the radio chassis. It would be best if you checked the 3rd wire continuity all the way back to the building entrance ground but I realize this is probably impractical.
Good Luck, DE Charlie, K0NG .. Quoting Bob Macklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Back to my 4th floor apartment problem. This building has plastic > plumbing(which seems to leak at tleat once a month). This morning I pulled > the plate off one of the wall plugs. The building has plastic conduit also. > > So the only ground is the third wire and who knows where or how it runs. > > The antenna will be made to a full 40M dipole. What kind of problems should > I expect from the crappy ground? > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ/7 > Seattle, Wa. > > "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
