Counterpoises are good. Also very helpful is to adjust total length of flattop and feedline to be an odd multiple of Lambda/4 for the bands of interest. This keeps max RF voltage peaks out of the shack. Not always convenient to do if you want multiple bands.
73, Hank, W6SX On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > Forget your field strength meter and 1) concentrate on providing a decent > counterpoise for your antenna so that return current flows on that > counterpoise rather than ground wiring inside your shack; and 2) on killing > Pin One Problems in the equipment in your shack. You have high field > strength in your shack because the antenna ends at your shack, and because > it is working! > > Study k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf > > 73, Jim K9YC > > On Sat,7/16/2016 8:26 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: > >> I have an endfed wire antenna for the low bands so there is RF in the >> shack which needs to be managed. In such a case a field strength meter is >> handy in figuring out how to arrange equipment, cables, keyboards, etc and >> placing ferrite toroids and snap-ons for best results. I use an old Simpson >> 37 >> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
