[Antennas] Cushcraft MA 8040 ground questions

Tue Nov 8 17:17:25 EST 2005

Dale;
Install as many radials as possible with the MA8040. This is less than
1/8 wave on 80 and less than 1/4 wave on 40, and this is why 
it has radials supplied by the factory.
The closer to the salt water the better as well!
Good luck,
Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square, 2-High tri-band,
3-High Monoband Stack Systems
Our 16th year of 4-Square Systems

On 2005年11月08日 16:39:49 -0500 yash at aol.com writes:
> Hi to all
> just bought a ma-8040 vertical. The required radials will be a 
> tight 
> thing on my std. flordia building lot. I have behind the house a 
> salt 
> water boat canal. Is there any way I can use this canal and some how 
>> back off of all the required radials that cushcraft suggests. Ive 
> found 
> little info on verticals and salt water anywhere. I now use a force 
> 12 
> sigma 5 ,mounted over the saltwater, but that antenna is a vertical 
>> dipole and the salt water helps wwith the take off angle of the 
> antenna.
> any help or suggestions concerning the ma8040 and the salt 
> water,bring them on
> thanks
> dale WT4T
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Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square, 2-High tri-band,
3-High Monoband Stack Systems
Our 16th year of 4-Square Systems