Always make your ground cables as short as possible. If the antenna is hard mounted to the mast and not isolated from it, then having a ground cable connected at the bottom of the mast would work.
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Swr At 1:3 And Cant Get It Any Better
- Thread starter cjruger
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Both i guess, lightning was the main concern, the cable is 6 gage braided copper. 50' long. I left it full length in case i move it higher. Just buried the extra straight out from the tree base into the field. My swr is now perfect on the meter however. What am i supposed to do if its too long? How can I tell if its affecting the antenna performance?
Eta: there is no mast or tower, it's mounted in a tree about 35' or so up.
Eta: there is no mast or tower, it's mounted in a tree about 35' or so up.
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