Oh, I see.  Thanks, Don.

The GND is used for earth-grounding the radio?

On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 11:02 AM Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> While that might work, remember that the counterpoise(s) are a part of
> the antenna, and not a "ground".  It is better to use a BNC to binding
> post adapter and connect the counterpoise to the black binding post - no
> dependency on conductivity through the enclosure.
> The BNC jack shells do not have a dependable low resistance path to the
> GND post.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 7/27/2018 11:38 AM, Mark Petrovic wrote:
> > Hi.  I suspect this is obvious to most readers, but to use a long wire
> > antenna with the K2 with the KAT2 option, one connects the antenna to the
> > ANT1 center conductor, and the counterpoises to the GND terminal?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Mark
> > AE6RT
> >
>


-- 
Mark
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