Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..?

2013-08-21 Thread Tom W8JI
I'm putting out 60 1/4 wave radials for my 160m Inverted L on the ground. 4-5 of those radials will end up in my pond with anywhere from 5-10 feet to 25 feet in the pond for those 4-5 radials. The pond is to the NN/E of the Inverted L. Should I: 1) Just attach to each radial a heavy

Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..?

2013-08-21 Thread w4buw
To: topband topband@contesting.com Sent: Tue, Aug 20, 2013 4:48 pm Subject: Topband: Radials in the pond..? I'm putting out 60 1/4 wave radials for my 160m Inverted L on the ground. 4-5 of those radials will end up in my pond with anywhere from 5-10 feet to 25 feet in the pond for those 4-5

Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..?

2013-08-21 Thread Tod
Party pooper ! 73, Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad 4 On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:28, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote: Generally, freshwater is like very poor dirt. As it gets contaminated with certain impurities it can become better, but it is nothing even remotely like salt water. With so many

Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..?

2013-08-21 Thread Charlie Cunningham
, August 21, 2013 9:15 PM To: Tom W8JI Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..? Party pooper ! 73, Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad 4 On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:28, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote: Generally, freshwater is like very poor dirt. As it gets contaminated with certain