On 1/23/2011 9:46 AM, Thomas wrote: > All of this talk about a short Beverage antenna has me thinking I just might > be able to install one 250-280' E-W wire. One issue would be the ground rod. > The earth here is Caliche which is quite similar in properties to concrete, > so I can't drive a ground rod into it. I've thought about using short buried > radials like I do with my K9AY, but the Beverage termination points will be > in the extreme corners of my lot. > > Any ideas what could be substituted and might work as well as the simple > ground rod earth? It is funny I find myself attempting to make the proverbial > silk purse from the sow's ear! > > Tnx, Thomas - AC7A (Tucson) Run a half a dozen 60 foot spiders from the ground connection in any direction you can. This will help stabilize your ear end feed impedance at RF. Even tacking down a expanded copper mesh ground screen fit into the corner of your property will be good. The grass will grow over it in a few weeks.
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