![]() Q – My unun transformer shows a short to ground, when I test it with my Ohm meter.Ī – This is normal for the vertical element of your antenna being shunted to ground, it helps bleed static charges to ground. Q – Do I need to guy my new vertical antenna.Ī – All our antennas are freestanding up to 92mph winds, you do not need to guy our vertical antennas. Q – Where is the best place to install my lightning arrester.Ī – The lightning arrestor should be installed on a ground rod, right before the coax enters the house. Q – Your instructions say to use a minimum of 100 feet of coax, what if I only need 50 feet of coax.Ī – Using a shorter run of coax is ok only if you use a manual tuner with a wider matching range. Q – What kind of coax should I buy for my multiband vertical antenna.Ī – RG-213 is a good choice for coax for your multiband antenna. Q – Can I paint my vertical antenna to blend in with the tree’s.Ī – You can paint your vertical antenna after it is assembled, do not paint the base section with the transformer or insulator. Q – What is the best mounting height for my 10-40m ground plane, or my 10-80m GP43 ground plane antenna.Ī – Either one of the ground plane antennas work best when mounted 7 to 10 feet off the ground. Q – What kind of pipe should I use for my antenna, is fence post strong enough to hold my antenna up.Ī – Fence post is not strong enough for a antenna support pipe, use galvanized water pipe or black gas line pipe. ![]() Q – What is the maximum size pipe my ground mounted vertical with the fold over can use.Ī – You should use a pipe with no larger than 2 inch outside diameter, and no smaller than 1 3/4 inch outside diameter. Q – How deep should my mounting mast be in the ground, for my ground mounted vertical antenna with the fold over.Ī – Your mast should be 3 1/2 feet in the ground and 1 1/2 feet above ground for all our ground mounted antennas. Q – Do the radials for my antenna have to be cut to certain resonant lengths with your multiband vertical antennas.Ī – The radials do not have to be cut to resonant lengths with our vertical antennas Your radials then can be soldered to the ring. ![]() Q – How should I connect my radials to my vertical antenna, do I need to buy a radial plate.Ī – You can make a radial ring from 3/8ths copper tubing bent in a 12 inch circle. If you cannot make them that long, make them long enough to fit your yard space. Q – How many radials and how long should I install on my vertical antennaĪ – I would start with 32 radials and add more if needed, make the length of the radials the same height of your antenna. Q – Do I need a ground rod at the base of my antenna.Ī – Yes a 10 foot copper clad ground should be installed 1 foot away from the base of the antenna. Q – Do I need to use some sort of anti seize compound or conductive compound between the sections.Ī – You should at least use some anti seize compound between sections so the do not lock together. Q – I live in the west where we have small rocks as our lawn instead of grass, will my antenna perform correctly if my radials are buried under rocks or small stone.Ī – The performance of your antenna will not be affected by burying the radials under small rocks. ![]() Q – Do I need to mount my antenna to a metal pipe, or will a PVC pipe work to hold up my antenna.Ī – A metal mounting pipe is required with all our antennas, they are stronger and will not break. ![]()
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