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    The old FCC issued cb call signs

    KAHY 9893, mid 70's. JCPenney 23 channel mobile running on a car battery with a radio shack 1/4 wave base antenna. Good times.
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    I was referring to all of this work in these PDFs. https://www.wrblock.com/StationProtection/StationProtection.html
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    That's waaaaaay more work than I want to do.
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    So you're saying that a ground wire from the antenna to the ground rod should be no more than a 1/4 wavelength or it could add noise? The feedpoint would have to be no more than 8 or 9 feet above ground. Are you saying to not ground the antenna if it's mounted higher than that? Can you ground...
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    Along the same lines, why would you need to ground the coax if you ground the antenna? The coax shield is connected to the antenna's ground plane, the ground plane is grounded to the earth, so wouldn't that also ground the coax shield?
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    So isolation can reduce noise, I didn't know that.
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    The antenna only has 3 radials, how much difference does that make?
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    That sounds good to me, I just wish I could wrap my brain around this stuff.
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    Thanks!
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    I'm trying to figure out what a proper installation is. Should I use a coil choke just to be on the safe side? Antenna voodoo just doesn't make any sense to me.
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    Ground plane vs metal mast

    Hello, I've been lurking on this site for a couple years or so. This is my first post. I haven't been able to find the answers I've been looking for. Or maybe I did but they were over my head. So I'm hoping that someone here can dumb it down enough so that even I can understand it. If you take...