Bob, I understand this really depends on the type of soil you are dealing with, RF does penetrate lossy soil (as in my region of the world around .002/13) quite deeply. Keeping your RF ground close to the surface (or on the surface) seems to be the best practice.
A question: Would what you suggest make a good lightning dissipating ground? I can see an arguement where current distribution may be better in the soil with a (or more) long ground rod or ground mat. Comments? Julius n2wn "Seems a lot of work for a relatively simple rf ground. Why not just take a piece of copper tubing and lay it in a shallow trench and bond your ground wire to it? RF doesn't penetrate the ground very far, so a deep trench wouldn't be needed. 73, Bob N6WG" _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
