RE: RF Ground Connections - Wire Type

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

When I said that some have reported that disconnecting the secondary base
made no difference in performance, I should have stated that I have not
tried that myself, although I have no reason to doubt those reports.  It's
likely that primary geometry and grounding differences may cause some coils
to perform better with no grounds than others, but I certainly would not
encourage anyone to try that.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

>Original poster: "Vanderputten, Gary by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gvp-at-pvaintl-dot-com>
>Gary,
>My smallest 250 w coil runs significantly better with an RF ground, which I
>find intriguing. This includes free forming streamers (4" vs 6") and arcs to
>base.  Why do you think this would be so?


>>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
>><Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>>Now to the practical aspects.  <An RF ground, good or bad, will have
>>virtually no effect on the coil's performance>.