Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Jim Brown
What do you want to measure? These testers, as well as the fall of potential method, measure the impedance to earth at dc and low audio frequencies. It's important to remember that a connection to earth is for lightning protection, and does not make a TX antenna work better. If you want to

Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread K1FZ-Bruce
  Thanks information Paul.   Many believe all the conductivity is in the first three or four feet from the surface. There are many variations around the globe.   Surface sand, desert, and California parched soil can be close to an insulator.   Other may have conductive minerals at some

Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Hello Do you use a earth tester? Which brand do you know is very good and accurate to consider? Thanks! Jorge CX6VM/CW5W --- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. http://www.avast.com _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Jeff Kincaid
Perhaps a few words on how you joined the rods would be useful here. Regards,Jeff W6JK On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:00 PM, Paul Christensen w...@arrl.net wrote: Do you use a earth tester?  Which brand do you know is very good and accurate to consider? Jorge, If you can, try

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Paul Christensen
Do you use a earth tester? Which brand do you know is very good and accurate to consider? Jorge, If you can, try and find a clamp-on earth tester rather than the type that relies on the fall-of-potential method with electrodes. There are several good clamp-on units by Megger, Fluke and

Re: Topband: VK6DXI

2015-04-22 Thread Sugiyama
What a so sad news... He'd sent me a sound file recorded myself on 2013. I have no words to say but... RIP Mirek. -- 73, Sugi JI3KDH _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Thanks Paul Will search about this 73, Jorge -Mensaje original- De: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] En nombre de Paul Christensen Enviado el: miércoles, 22 de abril de 2015 10:00 a.m. Para: topband Asunto: Re: Topband: earth tester Do you use a earth tester? Which

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Paul Christensen
“Perhaps a few words on how you joined the rods would be useful here.” We used TB/Blackburn 60CNT2 non-threaded couplers to join the ground rods. A compression fit is used to join the rods. The rods and couplers were obtained from our rural electric company.The utility also supplied

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Thanks Jim I will look at N6LF website, I want to measure my soil conditions 73, Jorge -Mensaje original- De: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] En nombre de Jim Brown Enviado el: miércoles, 22 de abril de 2015 01:48 p.m. Para: topband@contesting.com Asunto: Re: Topband:

Re: Topband: earth tester

2015-04-22 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
Jim,  And after measuring it, I don't believe anyone will do anything about it. The PolyPhaser manual has some good info on lightning protection.  73 de Price W0RI On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:47 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: What do you want to measure?  These

Topband: 26th Annual Dayton TopBand Dinner

2015-04-22 Thread Tim Duffy
The annual Dayton Topband dinner will be held Friday (May 15) night during Dayton Hamvention at the Crowne Plaza. Great place to meet Topband ops - it is a super dinner event. Our special guest speaker this year is Bob, K4UEE presenting Topband experiences from Navassa Island, K1N. All the