Re: [HCDX] Grounding

["Robert Montgomery" <RMonty3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am a member of the Lowdown which deals heavy with weak signals.  Good
ground system is a real plus.  This is a bit expensive but what many do is
to lay chicken wire down and cover with dirt.  I have heard of some using a
1/2 acre and just covering it over. Chicken wire being a 1 inch square sort
of wire about 4 feet wide.  Solder them together in various areas and make
sort of a carpet arrangement.  Then bury.  Sounds easy but sure is much
work.  By far a very good ground system but one hard job.
Bob Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Martin" <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 3:23 AM
Subject: [HCDX] Grounding


> Hi:
>
> As many of you know, I have several beverages and antennas I use. Here
> on the Northern Oregon coast we generally get a lot of rain 60-100
> inches a year. This Summer has been a "dray" one to say the least. Does
> anyone know what the best type of grounding I could use? Right now I am
> using a series of several rods (copper pipes) with #14 bare copper wire
> connecting them. It isn't all that easy to put 8-10 foot rods in the
> ground, so I use 4 foot ones. Most of the year the pipes are under
> water. Oh course in the dry part of the Summer the grounding is in very
> sandy soil. I notice this Summer when we get a bit of drizzle or light
> rain, the noise level goes down and the antennas work better, as they
> should.  What would be a resonable ground system that would work pretty
> well even when the soil is dry?  Also should I increase the number of
> rods at all grounding points, including the matching transformer
> grounding points and the termination points?  I am just trying to make
> the system work better, as we are trying to do. Getting that 1/2 DB
> signal can make the difference of logging the rare catch.  Thanks.
>
> 73s,
>
> Patrick
> http://community.webtv.net/BobAndPatrick
>
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