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Old 09-27-2011, 06:55 PM   #2
W5DOK
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Hi Jim,
Welcome aboard.
On my MH, I connect a 1 inch braid from antenna to mh frame. My Icom has a built in tuner so I don't have to do anything to it. I don't ground the mh to a ground. The mh frame acts as a good counterpoise. My antenna is a Tarheel 100A screwdriver or depending on my location, a Comet CHA250B. To keep rf out of the house, I keep the base of the antennas above the roof line. I have a 2 section telescoping pole that I cut both ends off of so that it fits nicely in a storage bay and just clears the roofline when extended. I attach it to the rear ladder and ground them both to the mh frame. This system works great for me. Never had a rf problem and talk to just about anything I can hear. Of course this system is not comparable to a tower and yagi, but it keeps me occupied. My Icom puts out 100 watts and that's all I work with.
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