Diane Bruce VA3DB on Nostr: RF grounds are a fiction but grounding for lightning protection are not. Any wire ...
RF grounds are a fiction but grounding for lightning protection are not. Any wire heading to earth ground will radiate RF. If you see someone claiming they are using an RF ground, it's actually a counterpoise, a wire serving as the other half of the antenna.
#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Antenna
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