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I agree about good grounding practices. My homebrew Star Banger Antenna is grounded via mast, which is 8'-0" in the ground. There is a 12 ga. wire running from the bottom of the actual antenna on the ground side, it is terminated @ a ground rod at bottom of antenna mast. From the pole just below ground level I have (4) 2" dia. pipes (about 3'-6" lgth.) welded horz. to the vertical 2" dia. mast (pipe) @ 90 deg. From the ends of the horz. 2" dia. pipes, 2" dia. x 2'-6" lgth. pipe (typ. 4) driven into the ground. The mast is also connected to another 2" dia. pipe (via a 1" dia. pipe) used for a 50 amp. RV pedestal which is grounded @ the pipe and through the electrical system to the barn. All pipe connection is butt-weld. Panel in barn is grounded to 8" dia. vert. support which is welded to the rest of the metal pole barn structure. Pole barn has 2" pipe verticals spaced 4'-0" apart that the sheet metal is screwed to. The barn is 30' x 40'.

The RV power pedestal and antenna are about 5'-0" apart. The 50 amp. direct burial (4 wires) had to be pulled back out of the ground due to water shorting system.....we created an over head line by extending to the RV pedestal vert. with more 2" pipe. So the antenna and the 50 amp. power are closer than the picture you have.

We have a receiver hooked up in the barn, old military unit, with a make shift long wire running out of barn and two coiled CB antennas sitting horz. on the tractor tire outside. All kinds of static and noise, but this radio is only grounded through the electrical system (if that). Belongs to my friend who is older and more experienced in radio, but just can't seem to figure out why he has so much static. Buzz effect, comes and goes. Can't seem to beat grounding into that old goat.

Now my radio is out in the RV. No static, crystal clear. Even the AC unit does not bother reception and the antenna pole is only 5' away. I attribute my clear reception to the multiple grounding locations. I have no chokes on coax, antenna tuned 1.2/ 1 swr.

<blockquote data-quote="Redbeard U812" data-source="post: 639311" data-attributes="member: 52802">I agree about good grounding practices. My homebrew Star Banger Antenna is grounded via mast, which is 8&#039;-0&quot; in the ground. There is a 12 ga. wire running from the bottom of the actual antenna on the ground side, it is terminated @ a ground rod at bottom of antenna mast. From the pole just below ground level I have (4) 2&quot; dia. pipes (about 3&#039;-6&quot; lgth.) welded horz. to the vertical 2&quot; dia. mast (pipe) @ 90 deg. From the ends of the horz. 2&quot; dia. pipes, 2&quot; dia. x 2&#039;-6&quot; lgth. pipe (typ. 4) driven into the ground. The mast is also connected to another 2&quot; dia. pipe (via a 1&quot; dia. pipe) used for a 50 amp. RV pedestal which is grounded @ the pipe and through the electrical system to the barn. All pipe connection is butt-weld. Panel in barn is grounded to 8&quot; dia. vert. support which is welded to the rest of the metal pole barn structure. Pole barn has 2&quot; pipe verticals spaced 4&#039;-0&quot; apart that the sheet metal is screwed to. The barn is 30&#039; x 40&#039;.The RV power pedestal and antenna are about 5&#039;-0&quot; apart. The 50 amp. direct burial (4 wires) had to be pulled back out of the ground due to water shorting system.....we created an over head line by extending to the RV pedestal vert. with more 2&quot; pipe. So the antenna and the 50 amp. power are closer than the picture you have.We have a receiver hooked up in the barn, old military unit, with a make shift long wire running out of barn and two coiled CB antennas sitting horz. on the tractor tire outside. All kinds of static and noise, but this radio is only grounded through the electrical system (if that). Belongs to my friend who is older and more experienced in radio, but just can&#039;t seem to figure out why he has so much static. Buzz effect, comes and goes. Can&#039;t seem to beat grounding into that old goat.Now my radio is out in the RV. No static, crystal clear. Even the AC unit does not bother reception and the antenna pole is only 5&#039; away. I attribute my clear reception to the multiple grounding locations. I have no chokes on coax, antenna tuned 1.2/ 1 swr.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Redbeard U812, post: 639311, member: 52802"] I agree about good grounding practices. My homebrew Star Banger Antenna is grounded via mast, which is 8'-0" in the ground. There is a 12 ga. wire running from the bottom of the actual antenna on the ground side, it is terminated @ a ground rod at bottom of antenna mast. From the pole just below ground level I have (4) 2" dia. pipes (about 3'-6" lgth.) welded horz. to the vertical 2" dia. mast (pipe) @ 90 deg. From the ends of the horz. 2" dia. pipes, 2" dia. x 2'-6" lgth. pipe (typ. 4) driven into the ground. The mast is also connected to another 2" dia. pipe (via a 1" dia. pipe) used for a 50 amp. RV pedestal which is grounded @ the pipe and through the electrical system to the barn. All pipe connection is butt-weld. Panel in barn is grounded to 8" dia. vert. support which is welded to the rest of the metal pole barn structure. Pole barn has 2" pipe verticals spaced 4'-0" apart that the sheet metal is screwed to. The barn is 30' x 40'. The RV power pedestal and antenna are about 5'-0" apart. The 50 amp. direct burial (4 wires) had to be pulled back out of the ground due to water shorting system.....we created an over head line by extending to the RV pedestal vert. with more 2" pipe. So the antenna and the 50 amp. power are closer than the picture you have. We have a receiver hooked up in the barn, old military unit, with a make shift long wire running out of barn and two coiled CB antennas sitting horz. on the tractor tire outside. All kinds of static and noise, but this radio is only grounded through the electrical system (if that). Belongs to my friend who is older and more experienced in radio, but just can't seem to figure out why he has so much static. Buzz effect, comes and goes. Can't seem to beat grounding into that old goat. Now my radio is out in the RV. No static, crystal clear. Even the AC unit does not bother reception and the antenna pole is only 5' away. I attribute my clear reception to the multiple grounding locations. I have no chokes on coax, antenna tuned 1.2/ 1 swr. [/QUOTE]

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