Put a garden hose put there and run it for several hours. Then find a strong 18-35 year old to drive the ground rod.
Stan, K5GO On Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 1:10 PM N4ZR <[email protected]> wrote: > The loop is finished, but I'm having a devil of a time getting a ground > rod in at the base. It's been over a month since the last rain here, > and the soil is really hard. Seems like I read someplace that you could > substitute a couple of 50-foot on the ground radials for a ground rod if > necessary. True? > > PS even without the ground, or the feedline chokes, directivity seems > pretty good on high AM BC stations. > > Any advice much appreciated. > > -- > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network > at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now > spotting RTTY activity worldwide. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
