Richard:
One of my shunt-fed tower's short radials (35 feet) is connected to the
galvanized screening on the corral fence that encircles the back yard. (I
neglected to tell you this in my previous e-mails.) I scraped off the
corrosion on one strand of wire and used a split-bolt connector and
anti-corrosion compound to connect the radial to that spot.
I consider this my chicken soup radial - It might not help but it can't
hurt. For your installation I would suggest you get your tower operating
properly WITHOUT the fence, then add it into the mix and tell us what happened.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
> Hi again,
> I have had suggested that I connect my ground radials for my 160M tower
> shunt-fed antenna to the chain link fence on the west end of my property.
> This
> is about 65 feet away from the tower and the fence runs about 1000 feet north
> south. There is also a T-branch of this chain link that runs on my property
> line back towards the tower. The closest this fence gets to the tower will
> be
> about 40-45 feet. Anyone aware of any problems connecting the ground radials
> to
> this fence which is about 45 feet away?
> Thanks,
> Richard - KJ7CU
>
> I'm getting close now.
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