[SMCARA] Counterpoise Question

[Bill Jones]

Will let you know how it works. Agee with nothing ventured. I can always
add more if need be. But two long ones and already buried and sitting there
doing nothing, might as well put it to use....

73
Bill

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS <
frederic.clarke at navy.mil> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I am sure it would work fine.  Give it a try!  Conventional wisdom calls
> for multiple radial, etc, but this  might work well!
> Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
>
> 73 Tom/W4OKW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SMCARA [mailto:smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill
> Jones
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 11:18 AM
> To: smcara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [SMCARA] Counterpoise Question
>
> Was reading thru some Web entries about counterpoises (tacked to grass,
> buried, etc) and one person asked the question about the invisible fence. I
> was wondering if anybody had ever used one for their counterpoise? I do not
> use mine anymore and I have it looped around my back yard and part of the
> front yard. I know its broken at one spot so would not be a complete loop
> but should not matter if my thinking is right and you are just laying out a
> number of runs like a radials for a Vertical Antenna. Any thoughts and
> would the fence be enough of a counterpoise to use? I am figuring around a
> 350 feet in a loop. But broken in one spot for sure so say 2 125 foot
> counterpoises? Thanks!
>
> Bill
> KC3DEZ
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