To all who took the time to answer my questions about the MFJ Artificial RF
Ground - Thank you!
I sincerely appreciate the well thought out replies and references. After
digesting as much as I could I decided to go simple and work up. I began
with 11 turns of RG-8X around a 4 inch PVC pipe,
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To: Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz
Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Artificial RF Ground
Sorry, but I believe your posting to be full of bad
advice.
1. Most bad reviews for companies that cater to hams
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:49:26 -0700, David Gilbert wrote:
I agree with K9YC that a coil of coax will normally do the job just
fine,
Note that I am NOT recommending a coil of coax, I am recommending
a coil of coax through a suitable ferrite core. BIG difference. A
coil of coax is inductive (and
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NG3V
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Artificial RF Ground
Good Evening Group,
All this talk of RF grounds has re-kindled my desire to run more than 10
watts without RF feedback
On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:42:43 -0400, NG3V wrote:
All this talk of RF grounds has re-kindled my desire to run more than 10
watts without RF feedback in the shack (yeah, I know 10 watts is enough, I
just like the ability to have more).
There is a MUCH better (and MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE) solution.
Tom,
The only possible troublesome item that you have talked about is the
feedline laying on the ground. That could be picking up radiation
from the vertical and bringing it into the shack - that would be from
'common mode' current being induced on the coax shield. Burying the
coax may
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NG3V
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Artificial RF Ground
Good Evening Group,
All this talk of RF grounds has re-kindled my desire to run more than 10
watts
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Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Artificial RF Ground
Tom,
The only possible troublesome item that you have talked about is the
feedline laying on the ground. That could be picking up radiation
from the vertical and bringing it into the shack - that would be from
Well, Dave: Let me take it point by point:
1) I am an MFG customer and while I might choose to design my stuff a
little differently, I'm not trying to compete in the marketplace with
others. I've not found my MFG equipment to be defective or needing repair
out of the box. Indeed, their tuners
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