[Lowfer] Alien e-probes

[Bill Ashlock]

> > ... b) strap it to the metal mast and grounded tower...
Eric says:
>This is the method (b) I'm currently using -- my active whip is attached to
>one end of a 22' steel pole, 2' of which is in the ground.  When I built
>the whip I brought the ground outside ... there is a ground screw near the
>bnc connector.  This antenna ground is attached to the pole which, as I
>said, has it's lower 2' in the earth.

>What do you guys think?

I say "Excellent"! You have a fairly decent ground and a good height above 
ground. One problem could be if you have strong local AM stations that would 
tend to overload the amplifier. Another caution in "strapping" a probe to a 
tower if not on the top of the tower is the capacity of the tower to the 
probe. If this is the situation point the probe 90 deg from the tower.


Bill A

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