LF: Re: Noise cancelling by using optic transmission of RX signals

[<jrusgrove@comcast.net>]

> I think the role of the ground with active whips is often neglected - the output of the whip preamp 
> is the voltage differential between the whip element and the circuit ground, so the ground 
> connection is just as much part of the antenna as the whip element itself is.
That's an important point that is often overlooked or ignored. A mini whip mounted up at 5 meters is 
a 5 meter antenna. You can easily prove this by mounting it at ground zero on top of a ground 
screen. Been there, done that.
Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR