Or frozen soil. :-) When I first installed my NE-SW 2-wire Beverage, signals off the SW (reverse/feed) end were weak. The quick fix was to pour a hot concentrated solution of Epsom salts around the rod.
I think part of the problem was that the ground rod was not making good contact with the soil near the surface. (That's often typical of a freshly-driven-in rod.) The experience is described at www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html#Beverage_antenna_grounds The radials I had there are probably gone now; there's just the two copper-clad ground rods, and I still hear VKs and ZLs off the reverse end. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Tom W8JI <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless you are on permafrost, dry sand, or some other terrible soil just a > couple ground rods are more than enough. A few short radials are just > extra insurance if the soil is questionable. > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
