Hi John, To add to Wes' excellent answer, I doubt whether the outriggers have a large enough contact area with the earth to cause any significant losses.
More important is an effective choke balun on the coax at the feedpoint. On Wed, May 29, 2019, 6:03 PM John Farrer via Topband < [email protected]> wrote: > ... My question is whether it is better to earth the trailer or leave it > floating with the outriggers on insulating pads in order to minimise losses > in the tower (not considering lightning protection). I appreciate that the > answer might be different for each antenna. Any thoughts please? > 73 > John G3XHZ > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
