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Grounding base antenna

BigLou , I meant No disrespect in my comment , I don't roll that way . But what Capt K said I didn't know your mast situation & the H2O . It's just me I have 2 (6-8') ground rods on my 30' Galv push pole . Just so happens they are in my wife's flower beds , so when the irrigation comes on ... they get H2O also . Believe me I didn't plan it that way !:whistle::LOL:
 
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Just from what I’ve read here, all I have to say is, “Huh?!”‍♂️

I want to hang a firestik on a pole that is stuck in the ground and try to protect it from lightning strikes. Any simple suggestions?
 
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Gary's right ! Ask away ! Welcome to the forum ! As he suggested try making a wire antenna ( if you have room ) I learned that when I first joined , they work awesome ! 73 & God Bless , Leo
 
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Good deal! Thanks for the information. I will be running a standard run of the mill cb radio and a vintage VHF MURS with the same PL259 connectors. Yes, two different antennas for different frequencies at least (how far?) apart. So now, what KIND (rating, type) of coax should I run for the radio(s)?

BTW: How do I test SWR with a small handheld cb used as mobile and the same with the MURS?
 
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  • @ Geoexplorer69:
    Coax question. I just put up a new Sirio monsoon base antenna with 100’ of rg8u coax testing with myMFJ antenna analyzer shows 1.4 swr at 26.965mhz and a 1.1 at 27.405 mhz . When I checked the ohms it’s steady a 30 ohms across the entire bandwidth.
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    Is 30 ohms worth worrying about in a 100’ run of rg8u ?
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