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Originally Posted by k-rub
Concur on insulated wire. Today I set up a 30' vertical fling insulated wire with a grounding stake off the radio. Basically a large whip antenna. Terrain was dense jungle and no clear view of the sky.
Again first shot out of the box hit the base station with strong signals. Interestingly enough I tried the same antenna without the grounding rod and had no luck
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Neat. Signal needs something to work against, ergo, why a ground works or, in case of end-fed slopers, a counterpoise of some kind.
"vertical fling" - I like it. 
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Last edited by Badger52; 02-15-2013 at 12:26.
Reason: sp. correction
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