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Re: [TowerTalk] vertical ground experiment

To: n8de@thepoint.net, Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@pclink.com>,Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@citlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] vertical ground experiment
From: w2cdo@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:22:44 +0000
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Right-o, Don.
And we recently spent beaucoup bucks replastering the pool!
:-)

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From: n8de@thepoint.net 

> I agree with Bob .. 
> 
> One thing to remember ... fresh [lake] water is not very conductive .. 
> pour a couple 100 # bags of rock salt in the lake .. and then see what 
> the water gods say! 
> 
> Don 
> N8DE 
> 
> Quoting Robert Chudek - K0RC : 
> 
> > Oh boy... Peter... 
> > 
> > Too many thunderstorms, eh??? Coincidence??? I think not... it's 
> > obvious you have made the "water gods" extremely upset with your 
> > shenanigans... putting one end of your antenna into the pool... 
> > sheesh... you'd better jerk that wire out of there before the water 
> > gods alert the lightning gods about what you have done! 
> > 
> > :-) 
> > 
> > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN 
> > 
> > 
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> > Message: 4 
> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:51:45 +0000 
> > From: w2cdo@comcast.net 
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] vertical ground experiment 
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> > So I ran a ground wire from my 80 meter inverted L (60' up, 7' 
> > across) to my in-ground 30,000 gallon swimming pool and dropped the 
> > bare copper into the water. The total length of the path created is 
> > about 65'. Anyone ever try this? Loads up fine but since I did it 
> > there have been too many lurking T-storms to really try it. 
> > 
> > Peter W2CDO 
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