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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2372
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:16 am: | 
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I was wondering how you guys/gals ground your HF wire antenna?
After thinking for a bit I though I try a Polyphaser, would this work on wire antenna too?
I have read over Polyphaser reviews and come up with nothing on useing them with wire antenna.
What are your thoughts?
TIA
George/KI4NBE/Starface
CEF Ø476/CVC ØØ14/CEF HAM Ø181
CEF Southeast Net Controller
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2373
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:56 pm: |
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No replys here yet so I'm thinking no one has done this or at least yet.
I'm going to order a Polyphaser and ground the wire antenna to it (Coax) and hope for the best.
I'll let everyone here know how it worked out.
George/KI4NBE/Starface
CEF Ø476/CVC ØØ14/CEF HAM Ø181
CEF Southeast Net Controller
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 16722
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:12 pm: |
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George,
Sorry I cannot be of help as I have never found any reason to use a wire antenna.
HEYYYYYYYYYY BRUCE!!!!!!!
You are the King of wire antenna's so JUMP IN here and help George!
Lon ~ Tech808
N9CEF ~ EN50mk
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4989
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 10:52 pm: |
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HEYYYYYYYYYY BRUCE!!!!!!!
You RANG ....... LOL
YES polyphasers will work on coax fed wire antennas I run a G5RV-JR and a polyphaser on the coax as well as on all other feeds comming into the shack.
NOW 300/450 ohm LINE would be tricky however I shure someone makes a " Sparkgap" lighting arrester for them too...
This site has some info on 450 line and lighting ..
( www.athensarc.org/ladder.asp )
I hope that helps ...
On 6 since 66
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1135
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:52 am: |
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Heck in the past I have made lightning arrestors for wire antennas from car spark plugs. As Bruce stated no reason why a wire antenna cannot be grounded.
Simon
Tech237
N7AUS
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2375
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:10 pm: |
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Thanks, I feel much better when my stuff is grounded.
polyphasers on their way here.
George/KI4NBE/Starface
CEF Ø476/CVC ØØ14/CEF HAM Ø181
CEF Southeast Net Controller
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2421
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 1:24 am: |
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Polyphaser on the wire antenna for a couple of weeks now and found it works ok.
What I have notice most is it cuts down on the static crashes and that alone is a big plus.
George/KI4NBE/Starface
CEF Ø476/CVC ØØ14/CEF HAM Ø181
CEF Southeast Net Controller
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