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1. Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: Thomas <ac7a@cox.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:19:19 -0800; All of this talk about a short Beverage antenna has me thinking I just might be able to install one 250-280' E-W wire. One issue would be the ground rod. The earth here is Caliche which is quite simi; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00126.html (6,963 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:18:04 -0500; The object is to establish a stable RF ground and not necessarily a very low ohmic one. Drive three 4-8' rods (use a rented rotary hammer drill) will do for starters with say 3 20-30' radials at each; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00129.html (9,952 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:08:11 -0400; Run a half a dozen 60 foot spiders from the ground connection in any direction you can. This will help stabilize your ear end feed impedance at RF. Even tacking down a expanded copper mesh ground scr; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00130.html (8,372 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: "John Langdon" <jlangdon@outer.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:23:24 -0600; Thomas, I have similar soil - caliche on top of limestone. I could fit about a 480' run towards EU on my lot. I drilled a hole in the limestone for a ground rod, and backfilled it with Bentonite clay; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00131.html (8,701 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:05:34 -0500; After rereading I caught a little boo boo. A single wire Beverage can still use a 9:1 transformer, its the termination resistor that must be reduced to compensate for ground resistance so you wind up; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00140.html (11,547 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: Beverage ground rod substitute (score: 1): Author: Chuck <charlesh3@msn.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:27:38 -0800; I've always wondered how much effect Bentonite would have and assumed the Bentonite's "local" influence doesn't help much. On the other hand, it gets tiring to carry buckets of sea water up a hill to; /archives//html/Topband/2011-01/msg00141.html (8,365 bytes)

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