[Antennas] Chainlink fence as counterpoise...

[Ronald KA4INM Youvan]

> I got to thinking last night that it would be possible to build something 
> at least electrically similar by building a "mat" of chainlink fencing 
> material that was welded at the "joints" in the fence.  

   Almost all radio stations have 120 ground wires radiating from the base of 
each tower with rings of wire completely around at regular distances all 
soldered at every joint and all is buried, works great.  They are no less than 
1/4 wavelength at the lowest frequency.
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