Thread: non-insulated backstay on metal boat
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Default non-insulated backstay on metal boat
wrote in news:1180601311.461858.45960
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Could the end feed be from the other end (top of the mast) with the
tuner inside the mast (to avoid a wire from the deck to the backstay?



Yes, that would work.....well, except for the necessity to have a 36
spoke ground plane 1/4 wavelength long on the lowest frequency at the top
of the mast! Put it out of your mind. The ocean ground plane is the
most important part of your antenna installation. Just go buy an
insulator and we'll winch you aloft...(c;



Larry
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