Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Don, VE3OVL, is trying to get back on the air after a 35 year lay-off and wants to better understand the relationship between ground planes and earthing. Dave describes a vertical, and how that is a key factor to a Ham Radio.
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#ham radio training
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#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
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Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)
My primary website: dcasler.com
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Don, VE3OVL, is trying to get back on the air after a 35 year lay-off and wants to better understand the relationship between ground planes and earthing. Dave describes a vertical, and how that is a key factor to a Ham Radio.
Subscribe:
youtube.com/davecasler
Become A Channel Member: youtube.com/channel/UCaBtYooQdmNzq63eID8RaLQ/join
Join Patreon:
patreon.com/ke0og
Links from Video:
"Here to There: Radio Wave Propagation" book (4:41)
amzn.to/4axa3qm
Mastrant Home Page (15:32)
mastrant.com
Videographed and Edited by Heidi Kulbeth
#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas
To learn more about me, visit: dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.
Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)
My primary website: dcasler.com
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.
