After getting everyone's opinion on "battery or frame" for the ground hookup, I reduced the length of the ground lead by a couple of feet and went back to the battery.

After getting everything reconnected, I had to try it and make sure everything was in good working order.

Backed out of the garage and tried to get back to a couple of guys in Cali on SSB.

My wife came haulin butt outside and wanted me to come in and look at how the lights were "acting up"

She has two of those "touch to turn on" type lights at the front door.

When I keyed up the lights in the house would come on and go through the cycle of levels of brightness and then back off.

Stock, barefoot 2970N2..................50 ft. from the house