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w3zi · 01-23-2009, 02:17 PM

I have found the ladder on my RV is not grounded to the coach frame at all and makes for lousy antenna performance. I am going to try to put some ground braid on the bolts on the inside and run a braid to ground when I get real motivated.

I have my Tarheel attached to my hitch when I am parked -- and I ran a ground braid to the hitch frame which seems to have a reasonable connection to the chassis ground. I would say the performance ok but I still need to explore other grounding solutions to see if it can work better.

73
Mark

01-23-2009, 02:17 PM	#3
w3zi Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami, FL / Ashburn, VA Posts: 90	I have found the ladder on my RV is not grounded to the coach frame at all and makes for lousy antenna performance. I am going to try to put some ground braid on the bolts on the inside and run a braid to ground when I get real motivated. I have my Tarheel attached to my hitch when I am parked -- and I ran a ground braid to the hitch frame which seems to have a reasonable connection to the chassis ground. I would say the performance ok but I still need to explore other grounding solutions to see if it can work better. 73 Mark __________________ Mark Johnson - W3ZI 2007 National Sea Breeze LX / 8367 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Toad TS2000 / Yaesu 857D and a Tarheel Antenna