Is a Ground Plane required for DA antennas?
No. As a result of Digital Antenna’s design and the “tuning” that is performed at the factory, no ground plane is required. What makes a Digital Antenna antenna different from that of the competition? • All of DA antennas are hand assembled and tuned for maximum gain. • All of DA connections are soldered, whereas our competitors use mechanical joints (crimping), which is less reliable and often fails under saltwater conditions. • Digital Antenna uses its exclusive marine grade low loss UV stable RG-8X cable to reduce transmission line loss in all Digital Antenna marine antennas. • All of DA antenna bases are epoxy glued and filled with silicone base caulking to insure complete watertight seal. The competition uses rubber gaskets and do not fill the ends. Often, the rubber gaskets fail with time. • Bottom Line: DA antennas are superiorly made, more reliable and outperform all other antennas on a category by category basis.
