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It should be noted that the transformer is hung from the antenna insulator close to the junction of the elements and the ground wires are heavy gage copper or flat copper braid. If a tower is utilized or even a metal mast, the ground should already exist at the attachment point of the support rope. Antenna height above ground is a matter of the installation's facility, convenience, and experimentation. At the beta site location, minor difference was noted in overall signal strength between 12 feet and 45 feet elevation, with a little gain noticed at the highest position, on the higher bands. The differences on the 49, 41, 31, and 25 meter bands, 12 to 25 feet above ground seemed to be the point of diminishing returns. |
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