[Amps] Best RF-Ground Story

[Mike Sawyer]

Rich said: "Here in Ham radio, our old wives' tales should rightfully be 
called
OM's tales.

Chortle!
Mike(y)
W3SLK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Measures" <r at somis.org>
To: "Mike Sawyer" <w3slk at uplink.net>
Cc: "AMPS" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Best RF-Ground Story



On Oct 15, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Mike Sawyer wrote:

> I remember along time ago when I was still naive, reading an article
> in that
> 'Q' magazine about loading into well casings. The idea was that it
> worked
> just like a vertical but instead of the radiating element in the air,
> it was
> in the ground. The thought was that the 'mirror' of the RF wave would
> be
> generated above ground. I guess they did have some success with it.
> However,
> its a far cry from the analogy you quoted.
> P.T. Barnum was right, "No one ever went broke under-estimating the
> intelligence of the American public!"

Indeed, Mike.
Here in Ham radio, our old wives' tales should rightfully be called
OM's tales.

> Mike(y)
> W3SLK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R.Measures" <r at somis.org>
> To: "AMPS" <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:12 AM
> Subject: [Amps] Best RF-Ground Story
>
>
> I heard this One one evening on 160m:
>
> The absolutely, positively best possible RF ground for receiving 160m
> DX signals from Europe is a steel waterwell casing 1/2-wave deep (c.
> 250').  According to the owner of such a waterwell casing, DX signals
> on 160m travel deep in the Earth as electrical currents.  When such
> currents encounter a resonant conductor, they are sucked upward to the
> surface.  The 1/2 wave conductor is apparently essential for this
> application since it acts as  a Z-matcher and a signal catcher.
>
> It is my opinion that the owner of said water well had not been
> drinking water on the evening when he related the above story.
>
> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org