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Thanks Homer i think I got it!! ....my mental issue is the radials and the ground wire that runs down the mast. they are much longer than the 1/4 wave whip used as a radiator. so i have a un balanced 1/4 radiator with an unbalanced "counterpose? right??....to make a balanced antenna i would need to cut the radials at the 1/4 wave and attach them just below the radiator as many GP commercial antennas are constructed.
the sand is wet down about 6 inches so the mast would be grounded to earth.....the radials could be buried or just spread out on the ground and the ends stuck into the sand.....they would be gronded to earth.....the radiator(whip) would connect to the center of the coax and the braid connected to the stud mount and mast. i know this would work as i have a 1/4 wave dipole made in this way....but it is balanced on both ends...1/4 wave radiator and 1\4 wave counterpose or ground connected to the coax braid. I may be putting to much thought into a simple antenna but the unbalanced radials and ground wire/mast cause me to go into antenna overdrive! :headbang

<blockquote data-quote="ghutch" data-source="post: 364933" data-attributes="member: 15022">Thanks Homer i think I got it!! ....my mental issue is the radials and the ground wire that runs down the mast. they are much longer than the 1/4 wave whip used as a radiator.&nbsp; so i have a un balanced 1/4 radiator with an unbalanced &quot;counterpose? right??....to make a balanced antenna i would need to cut the radials at the 1/4 wave and attach them just below the radiator as many GP commercial antennas are constructed.&nbsp;&nbsp; the sand is wet down about 6 inches so the mast would be grounded to earth.....the radials could be buried or just spread out on the ground and the ends stuck into the sand.....they would be gronded to earth.....the radiator(whip) would connect to the center of the coax and the braid connected to the stud mount and mast. i know this would work as i have a 1/4 wave dipole made in this way....but it is balanced on both ends...1/4 wave radiator and 1\4 wave counterpose or ground connected to the coax braid. I may be putting to much thought into a simple antenna but the unbalanced radials and ground wire/mast cause me to go into antenna overdrive! :headbang</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghutch, post: 364933, member: 15022"] Thanks Homer i think I got it!! ....my mental issue is the radials and the ground wire that runs down the mast. they are much longer than the 1/4 wave whip used as a radiator. so i have a un balanced 1/4 radiator with an unbalanced "counterpose? right??....to make a balanced antenna i would need to cut the radials at the 1/4 wave and attach them just below the radiator as many GP commercial antennas are constructed. the sand is wet down about 6 inches so the mast would be grounded to earth.....the radials could be buried or just spread out on the ground and the ends stuck into the sand.....they would be gronded to earth.....the radiator(whip) would connect to the center of the coax and the braid connected to the stud mount and mast. i know this would work as i have a 1/4 wave dipole made in this way....but it is balanced on both ends...1/4 wave radiator and 1\4 wave counterpose or ground connected to the coax braid. I may be putting to much thought into a simple antenna but the unbalanced radials and ground wire/mast cause me to go into antenna overdrive! :headbang [/QUOTE]

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