Thanks guys,
Well, it's too late. I went crazy days ago. :bdh:
Especially when I ordered the 2' 1 1/4" Delrin rod.
So what does the guy do? He shipped it to me in two 1' sections! :headbang So I had to reorder from another supplier.
Just as well because I also had the wrong diameter also. I should have measured the inside diameter of my mast pole before ordering. Well, I have the new, full, 2' 1 1/2" delrin rod now. But I need 10 or 12" of it turned down to about 1 3/8" before it will slip into the pipe. Which is actually 1.0394 inside diameter.
The problem is, I do not have any way of turning it down besides sanding it by hand which would take forever. So I am going to bring it to a local machining company nearby and see if they can put it on a lathe.
Other than this total hold-up, the weather here has turned this week to Rain & Crap. Figures, as I now have all the items I need to redo my antenna. But no time, & uncooperative weather to boot. I have the 8" X 1' PVC pipe for my Balun, I have the Ground Plane Kit, I have the Delrin Rod (Which needs to be turned down to the correct size), I have the new coax, but again, it is not the grade I wanted. It does not have the solid dialectric. Talk about screwed & two wire Romex. :headbang (joke)
I went with the LMR-400. It has the foil shield & solid core, but it has the cheap aluminum braiding, or steel braiding, (at this point I could really give a Holy Crap out of pure depression), and it does not have the solid dialectric housing around the core, it has the friggen foam. So as you can see why I am going crazy & totally disgusted.
So, for now, I decided to use this piece of crap coax anyways until spring because I'm getting low on funds, but when my financial situation gets better, I am going to plop down a cool $250.00 and get the Good RG-213 with double copper braid & the solid dialectric and make the switch next spring.
I also have one of the PL-259 amphenol connectors on one end of the LMR-400, but soldering the braid through the 4 holes of the inner connector for the braid was a real bi_tch. I am using the 60/40 solder, but it seemed to just not want to flow that good into the holes. I am using a mini butane torch & so far the connector is ok & not shorted, but I'm still sitting here wondering how that cheap a_ss white foam held out after torching the connector. And the only reason I'm doing all that is because the coax also came with the wrong connectors. N connectors instead of the PL-259's.
Other than that, I'm hoping I did a good enough soldering job.
So to make this long Cinderella story short, I'm just waiting to get that Delrin Rod turned down to the correct size some way.
Thanks guys for the feedback,
L.C., I will try grounding everything the way you stated. However, it will be some time before I can afford a polyphaser.
Also, You were talking about the Mast's ground cable length. Well, my cable is about 25' long or more. There's no way I can go shorter because my roof crest at the bottom of the mast is a solid 25'.
I did understand you on the equipment ground cable only being 8' or less. That I can do, but I cannot make the Mast's ground cable any shorter. A ways back, I thought someone once said I could tie my ground cable drop to the drop of the electrical service ground drop on the roof where my power comes from the pole? Is that legal? I kind of think not.
If I did that, my Mast's ground cable will still be about 13 foot or more. I would normally think that this would be illegal, right? I would think so, so I will just run my mast ground like you said to the house Neutral service ground. And yes, it is bonded inside my circuit box to the water pipe ground as well.
I will get another ground rod for my equipment ground. BTW, I already have a small ground bus bar already outside the basement wall grounding to the chassis & my coax, which is tied into my Mast's ground cable as well, so If I did not mistake your directions, I'm not too far off.
Yes, I do believe something is radiating. And I am positive it is from my mains power, or maybe as you stated, from the outside pole transformer. The transformer for everyone on the block for cable television and a big power transformer is out back in the alley of my friggen back yard. Just my luck eh?
And, as my previous post, I have a new piece of Sh_t interfering noise coming through my radio only in the evenings. It's like a pulsating house alarm or some Gangbanger's car alarm. I'm sure of it. I figured it was some ass-h_le with some kind of fancy car alarm who works first shift. I am on second shift & my radio is ok Mon-Fri in the mornings. But on the weekends, it does not matter if it's the mornings or not, this pulsating noise is there all day long. Some Bast_rd on first shift see. So please excuse my built up anger, but as you can see I've about had enough. (Reaching for his AK-47).
It's kind of like a pulsating cybertron noise like a star wars light sabre. I am hoping my GPK, the thicker LMR-400 coax & the Balun might take care of a few of these problems if not all of them, but as I said, I can't do a thing until I have the Delrin rod ready & cooperative weather. I also bought some Dacron guy rope so I can get rid of the steel guys I have now.
Yeah, crazy you say? I'm at the point to where I'm sick in my stomach every day. Well, I will keep you posted. As soon as I can isolate my antenna with the Delrin Rod, Then I will begin taking down the mast as soon as I can.
In the meantime, I will take what you said about the article with a grain of salt & read some more into it. I believe you when you say you have been studying this topic for some time now. And I am now starting to see your perspective, but the article did say (No Neutral Service Grounds or water pipes for your ground). That's why that little red flag shot up & I am now questioning it with a lot of scrutiny. So please forgive my impatience.
What did you expect from a green horn anyways, Sirloin? 
Wish me luck,
James
