"Franky" wrote in
oups.com:

thanks for the info..

i have a deck stepped mast which wont be earthed I presume so will be
giving your suggestion a go for sure. I will be using a magnetic balun
which I have always had good results at home with random long wire.

Thanks

Fanky



You won't need the balun. Simply run coax to the chainplate whereever you
can get to a bolt to hook it to. Leave the shield unconnected to anything
and hook the center conductor of the coax cable to the chainplate with a
big ring terminal and extra nut on the bolt.

The shield open on this end creates a cage with its reference of the
receiver chassis. Thank Michael Faraday, long dead, for his shield..

Good luck. Someone gave "Walk The Cornish Coastal Path" by John H. N.
Mason to a local thrift shop, here in Charleston. What a national treasure
your coastal path system looks like. It would be a great way to see
England in the Summer, I'm sure. I could stand to lose a few pounds...(c;

--
Larry