I have my antenna on a short pole that just clears the roof line of the motor home, attached to the rear ladder for support. Both antenna and pole are grounded to the frame of the coach. The radio (Icom 736) is not grounded. My SWR is flat across all bands without using the on board tuner in the radio. The antenna that is up today is a Tarheel 200 screwdriver, and it talks to whatever it hears. Output from the Icom is a flat 100 watts. When I'm where I have a little more room, I mount my Comet CHA 250 to the pole with the same results. This setup works well for me.
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