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Hi Pete,
I think a ground rod is better, not all will agree. With a rod you do
not have to worry so much about the wires. ( animals chewing, etc)
Tripping anyone, going out of balance and picking up signals. A rod
can be assisted by water pressure to go in. (A copper pipe with a
garden hose attached). Also hardware stores have long drills, drill
extensions, impact devices (similar to a jack hammer, to penetrate the
tough stuff). Whatever it takes to get down into good moisture.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
-----------------------------------------From: "N4ZR"
To: "topband reflector"
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Sent: Monday October 14 2019 3:29:54PM
Subject: Topband: Ground for K9AY Loop
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.
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73, Pete N4ZR
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