[Lowfer] PBO in CT

JD listread at lwca.org
Wed Nov 21 11:52:46 EST 2012


Rick, given your description of the soil at the antenna site, I have some 
doubt whether driving more ground rods into it is going to give you the 
coupling to earth that you are looking for.  This may be a situation where 
it's better to think in terms of a counterpoise and leave the properties of 
the soil itself out of the equation as much as possible.  Lots of wire near 
the surface...maybe even some runs of chicken wire (tied in through 
stainless steel or aluminum fittings, so you don't have copper-on-zinc 
contact with the galvanizing)...is likely to make a bigger difference.

The fact that Jay copied you in CT last night is a very encouraging sign, 
and all the more so now that I see Lloyd captured you this morning as well.

John 


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