So got my new rig all setup here in the house and tied the radio to the tuner with nice 12awg wire on the rear per norm. Then attached via wire to ground rod outside (via wire with wire nut). Cuts the RX noise and all good.
End fed on a slope about 16 feet on one end and about 12 feet on other and 17 foot of counterpoise and 25 feet of coax feedline.
I just noticed with the ground wire (wire nut to undo) the auto tuner won't tune some stations. I undo the ground wire (with wire but under shelf) and it tunes. Keep in mind the tuner and radio are still grounded together on the back of the rigs and I just disconnect the wire nut.
With ground wire on.
Ground wire disconnected at the "nut". Radio and tuner still bonded with ground wire.
End fed on a slope about 16 feet on one end and about 12 feet on other and 17 foot of counterpoise and 25 feet of coax feedline.
I just noticed with the ground wire (wire nut to undo) the auto tuner won't tune some stations. I undo the ground wire (with wire but under shelf) and it tunes. Keep in mind the tuner and radio are still grounded together on the back of the rigs and I just disconnect the wire nut.
With ground wire on.
Ground wire disconnected at the "nut". Radio and tuner still bonded with ground wire.
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