Its warming up, looking like an early spring. "One sixty" is starting to ramp up with longer, stronger DX I hear complaints --- I can't put in a ground rod, the ground is still frozen. Take a tip from the Electric power companies, who are out there replacing their damaged poles. Use a drill bit to get through the frost,. and yes impact hammers do work also. But drills open up a path without compressing the earth.
BIg Box hardware stores like Lowe's, Home Depot and others have drill bit extensions. The shanks are sizes that will fit into 1/4 and 3/8 inch drills. And at the other end there is a fitting that will accept larger bits. Check it out before the DX fades 73 Bruce-K1FZ http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
