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Re: [TowerTalk] FW: low band antenna without good ground

To: "Barry Merrill, W5GN" <w5gn@mxg.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: low band antenna without good ground
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:17:17 -0700
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Barry Merrill, W5GN wrote:
> So, when the 30 foot x 20 foot grid of 1/2 inch diameter steel rebar
> rods on the ground under my vertical, in place for 4 years with,
> so far, no real signs of crumbling, do eventually corrode away,
> isn't there still some kind of ferrous oxide left in the ground,
> and won't that still provide some enhancement of the ground conductivity?

No, but it will improve the ground permeability :-)

Rick N6RK

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