I used 1/2" copper tubing the ridged type and peen the ends
together and ran them along the keel up next to the hull and
connected them at the stern with a brass bolt and connected
the ground to it. It worked great.
"chuck" wrote in message
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Tom, what frequencies do you intend to operate, and what
ranges are you looking at?

Chuck

TomS wrote:
1. Does anybody have experience on making a SSB ground
system on a carbon
fibre hull?
2. Has anyone used sheets of metal (stainless stainless or
copper) glued to
the inside of the hull instead of laminating copper starps
to the hull?
Dynaplates or similar can not be used due to the drag that
they create,
neither can they be recessed into the hull as cutting in
to the hull is not
an option due to directinal fibres in the hull.

My idea is to use 4pcs of 30cm by 50cm 0,5mm thick AISI316
plates glued to
the inside of the hull as groundplane. Any ideas or
experience?

In theory the hull could be my ground plane, as carbon is
a pretty good
conductor, but dont know..?!

How does carbon fibre work as a dielectric? Just wondering
how the
capacitive coupling would work.

Regards, and Merry Christmas to you all
TomS