Ed, I used galvanized hardware ground fabric (purchased at Home Depot). Bonded the ground fabric to my radials two years ago. No deterioration yet and it has reduced the ground losses. Jeff, KI0RO
This for the antenna prognosticators...... I have up in my backyard a ground-mounted Butternut hf2v 80/40 vertical with 24 buried radials of various lengths, none of which are of the "optimum" lenght
I read somewhere that I person in Europe had his landlord put in the checken wire to stop the gophers etc. He used it as a ground system. So it works well. but I would think that the bonding together
Comments inserted below: A ground screen will help a lot; however, those MOLES are eating the grubs in your yard. Get rid of the moles and your grass will suffer. [Yeah, I know that those tunnels loo
with into HMmmmmm... I wonder if my XYL would fall for that one...??? We don't have moles, or gophers in EI...Howz about rabbits..or rabid sheep perhaps?? so should I bond all If you bond all that st
Eddie: Gopher it! Put the chicken wire in and bond it together. If you can find something other than aluminum screen, you can solder the joints every few feet (doesn't have to be a continuous connect
To get rid of some of the grubs here in our lawn we have applied the following in the evening on a hot day (donot sprinkle for awhile). Into a 2 gallon water can 1 can of beer, 1 cup antiseptic mouth
Hi Ed, Yes, the chicken wire should be bonded to the radials at the base of the antenna. Yes, it will help reduces losses, in fact many "professional" amateurs lay out copper screen, etc at the base