Marine SSB Grounding Plane (Sailing, Radar, Dynaplate) For Sale

Are you confused with SSB grounding on your fiberglass or wooden boat? If you read up on grounding your SSB radio you will be confused, seems nobody is agreeing on what is the best.

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Here is the deal, I have been a licensed ham radio operator for 40 years, and have installed many SSB systems on boats.. As a matter of fact my family and I just got back from a three year cruise of the South Pacific. During those three years of course this subject came up a lot over a sunset drink with other cruisers. This Patent Pending SSB grounding system "KISS-SSB" is by far the easiest to install, and works just as good as the copper foil/bonding system. It comprises of a four foot lead that attaches to the "grounding lug" on your tuner and then you just stretch out the remaining 10 feet of 3/4" diameter tubing that encloses the array of specific lengths of radiating copper wires and coils. It is just that simple, run it along the hull, behind a cushion, in the cabinets, in the lazerett, etc. It can even be left coiled in the hull somewhere and it still works just fine. Stretched out just makes better sense though. The perfectly measured lengths of copper and marine sealed coils act as an exact mirror image of your radiating backstay or whip, this is what bounces your radiated signal wave off your antenna. This system has been completely tested over the past ten years and  the list of testimonials are countless. We have tested it up to 500 watts without any problems.

This simple grounding array is specifically designed for the common SSB frequencies of:

Emergency Coast Guard   - 2.182mhz, 4.125mhz, 6.215mhz, 12.290mhz, 16.420mhz  

SSB Channels of: 4A, 4B, 4C -  6A, 6B, 6C - 8A, 8B - 12A, 12B, 12C - 16A, 16B, 16C

Pacific Seafarers Net 14.300mhz

All of these frequencies have been tested to less than a 1.5 to 1 Standing Wave Reflection (SWR) with no power loss!

(Receive only) Armed Forces Radio - 10.320, 6.350, 13.362, 5.765  BBC, Radio America

Not only is this easy to install, in my mind it just makes sense:

   1 - No need to drill holes in the hull under the water line for a "grounding plate"

   2 - No need to run the blood letting copper foil everywhere.

   3 - No need to bond all the thru-hulls.

 I have easily made great contacts as far as half way around the world on only 40 watts with my Icom 802.  

Let's also note that I feel a grounding plate just attracts lightning, ever wonder why cars so very rarely get hit by lightning? They are insulated from the ground on rubber tires!

Maybe you read the article from Gordon West (The Guru of SSB) in Sail Magazine, the highlights of his article was this:

1. There's no need for 100 sq ft of copper;2. Large ground plates are unnecessary, and the porosity of some plates effectively reduces their contact with seawater due to marine growth.

It has been demonstrated that the Dynaplate is useless with out at least a 100 square feet of copper foil or mesh, strange huh? Why do people still keep buying the dynaplates at nearly $300.00 each, plus the foil at $100.00, and then laboring to install the whole mess and to top it off drill holes in their boat under the water line? Because they just don't know and the whole subject is confusing, and the more you research it the more confusing it gets.

OK, let's add this up,           Dynaplate    $300.00                                    KISS-SSB System    $129.00

                                         Copper Foil  $100.00                                    

                                         Haul-out     $300.00

                                         Total         $700.00 plus labor                                                               $129.00

If you are not completely satisfied with this system, simply call us and return it and we'll refund your money.

Feel free to call us at (360) 510-7885 M-F 9-4 PST

Don't be skeptical, this does work very, very well !!  I have talked to Gordon West and he was very pleased that finally a company has taken the initiative to patent and market this product.

Also let it be noted that there is not any maintenance with the KISS-SSB system, whereas the foil and underwater grounding plate system is always in need of cleaning and contact tightning.

Testimonials:

I felt compelled to write you back and let you know that my wife and I couldn't be happier with your KISS grounding system. We removed all the corroded copper foil, it makes everything under the sole boards look so much better now without all that clutter. It only took about twenty minutes to install your Kiss-ssb system, and it presents itself very well. We have an Icom 802 onboard and it has a built in SWR meter, after testing on most SSB channels we found that not only did your system work as well as you advertised, but it worked even better. All frequencies were 1.2 to 1 or better. I was talking to a friend later that afternoon on 6A and before I even told him of my new ground plane system he stated that my signal was really good and that the audio was better than what he was used to hearing from my rig. I went on to tell him about your system and he said that he is going to contact you for one himself. Thanks for delivering a product that lives up to it's advertised words and is reasonably priced. We will help you pass the word and wish the best for you getting your wonderful product in the mainstream. In this day and age it is very refreshing to be so pleased. Mike Blount, Pensacola, FL

Wholly Cow, what a difference, my radio is thanking you!! My poor old radio that I was about to replace, most certainly is grateful, almost as much as my wallet! After years of using an older SEA SSB transceiver, that always ran hot and the signal was always one of the worst out there, other boaters are asking if I have a new radio. It was a pleasant experience to rip all of that old copper foil out, and as soon as we do a haul-out remove the Dynaplate. Installing your KISS system was a very simple few minutes and I must admit, the name says it all. My radio runs cooler and people are saying that I have a very strong signal, what more could I ask for. Keep up the good work, and thanks for keeping the price down. Robert K. San Diego

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