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BETTER GROUND WOULD LIKELY OFFER GREATER EFFICIENCY.  IT ISNT JUST USING
THE ENGINE BLOCK AS THE GROUND, BUT ALSO ALL THE NEGATIVE POWER WIRES THAT
RUN AGAINST THE HULL, AS FAR FORWARD AS THE BOW LIGHTS.  THE CAPACITANCE
THROUGH THE HULL TO THE SEAWATER SEEMS TO DO IT.  OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
WAS WORKING FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND INTO THE 75 METER SUNDAY 4 PM EST
ANTIQUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION AM NET 3837 KHZ, 7 PM DURING DST ON 3840 KHZ
WHILE ON THE WATER.  THIS CAN BE A CHALLENGE FROM THE HOME STATION WITH A
125 W, 100 MODULATED, AM CARRIER, AND A FULL SIZE DIPOLE AT 60 FEET, BUT I
MADE A BETTER CONTACT FROM THE BOAT WITH A 25 W CARRIER, SO I FIGURED I WAS
DONE WITH MY GROUNDING SYSTEM.  IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL ON ALL BANDS, WITH
SOLID CONTACTS TO EUROPE ON 20 METERS.  WHILE THE BACKSTAY IS SLOPED, I
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