Simon, the RN feedback was, that it should work in theory.

Thanks I would be really interested to hear their conclusions.
Simon

Simon, I looked up the website the product, it looks great. I also asked the team that support the ARC yachts with SSB equipment for some feedback. The response was " we bought a couple of these ariels and tested them. We also took them apart and found that all was not as claimed". I am in the process of finding out more through ex Royal Navy friends.

I have one but my ATU got drowned before I had time to try it out. The principle is well known and if you know what you 're doing you can make one yourself for very little cost. Sorry I have no experience to share.

We have just removed our very corroded SSB ground plate and looking to replace. I came across http://www.kiss-ssb.com/vacations.html on the web which seems to be a much better solution in that there is no through hull or corrosion. Does anyone have any experience of this? It seems to good to be true.