Bob's cb shop....had a good day

I don’t think you’ll notice any difference by just using a wire.


“Ground Straps

The first rule to follow about ground straps, is to keep them short! The rule of thumb is, 10 inches or less! And, there is a reason for why. A ground strap, like any piece of wire, has both inductive and capacitive reactances, which change with frequency. As the frequency increases, inductive reactance (in ohms) increases, but capacitive reactance (in ohms) decreases. When inductive reactance and capacitive reactance in any given piece of wire are equal, that wire will cease to be an RF ground.

Flat braided wire should be used for bonding, because RF flows on the surface rather than through the wire. Flat braid has more surface area for any given current carrying capacity, thus it provides less resistance to RF than an equivalent round wire. It also has more capacitive reactance which increases the self resonant point. Flat braid is also much more flexible and less likely to fail due to repeated flexing.”

The above quote was taken from the website below, under bonding.

www.k0bg.com

 

I wouldnt..Antenna will see that as length and will give a false reading on your ant tune...
Run braided straps short length as possible and work your way around..

 

I had forgotten about this video. Stan actually does a pretty good job with his videos explaining antenna theory.

 

I was actually looking for a different on this but couldnt find it..Stan's will work..

 

Didnt watch them all but based on the title this should help some to..