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" ...... I was transmitting on my Startuster up at 46' feet to the hub. What do you mean when you ask,
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"...what happens when using a vertical with proper 1/4WL ground elements?" "

thanks for clarifying your FS meter readings .

i was asking because this thread started about a horizontal dipole on top of a metal mast and insulated from it . FWIU CMC's are typically (but not always) caused by the lack of a elevated ground-plane on omnis . i was wondering if the H dipole was seeing the mast as a potential ground element and if a typical vertical with proper ground elements would satisfy the antennas need for a ground-plane . but since you were using the starduster now that negates my idea .

BTW , are your models earth grounded ? FWIU a ground wire from a antenna to a ground rod is electrically seen as a mast .

<blockquote data-quote="BOOTY MONSTER" data-source="post: 420083">&quot; ...... I was transmitting on my Startuster up at 46&#039; feet to the hub. What do you mean when you ask,Quote:&quot;...what happens when using a vertical with proper 1/4WL ground elements?&quot; &quot;thanks for clarifying your FS meter readings .i was asking because this thread started about a horizontal dipole on top of a metal mast and insulated from it . FWIU CMC&#039;s are typically (but not always) caused by the lack of a elevated ground-plane on omnis . i was wondering if the H dipole was seeing the mast as a potential ground element and if a typical vertical with proper ground elements would satisfy the antennas need for a ground-plane . but since you were using the starduster now that negates my idea .&nbsp; BTW , are your models earth grounded ? FWIU a ground wire from a antenna to a ground rod is electrically seen as a mast .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BOOTY MONSTER, post: 420083"] " ...... I was transmitting on my Startuster up at 46' feet to the hub. What do you mean when you ask, Quote: "...what happens when using a vertical with proper 1/4WL ground elements?" " thanks for clarifying your FS meter readings . i was asking because this thread started about a horizontal dipole on top of a metal mast and insulated from it . FWIU CMC's are typically (but not always) caused by the lack of a elevated ground-plane on omnis . i was wondering if the H dipole was seeing the mast as a potential ground element and if a typical vertical with proper ground elements would satisfy the antennas need for a ground-plane . but since you were using the starduster now that negates my idea . BTW , are your models earth grounded ? FWIU a ground wire from a antenna to a ground rod is electrically seen as a mast . [/QUOTE]

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