[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ground spike/stake

[Ian]

That's an option - would still need to cut it down. This piece is for
support, not RF ground. I want to be able to pull it out with reasonable
ease and I want the feedpoint close to the ground. So a 12-16" length will
be ideal. A 3/8x24 hamstick adapter goes on the non-pointy end and my 160m
hamstick goes on top of that. Similar to my FD antenna. A lot of radials
will be necessary. Minimum of 32 at 0.1L or longer. Since the radials are
not elevated they don't have to be 0.25L.

73, Ian N8IK


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Ian,

How about a shorter ground rod.  The RF Connection sells 3 foot ground rods.

Rich


---- Ian <ik7565 at verizon.net> wrote: 
> I'm looking for a short ground spike/stake for my portable 160m vertical!
> Yep - you read that right - trying to get on Topband. 
> 
> Randy/Sandy/Marshall - were the stakes I used to hold down my tent at
Field
> Day from one of the military mast kits or from some other source? That
looks
> ideal - about 18" with a hard cap for pounding into the dirt.  Let me
know! 
> 
> I'd prefer not to cut up an 8' ground rod but that's a solution also.
> 
> 73, Ian N8IK
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