[Amps] Good Ground on 160

[Rich]

>
> 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
>

	But you must remember that the other end of the antenna system
must be a vertical, with a LARGE capacitor hat when you use the well
casing. Without a good capacitor hat most of the signal will go straight
up to the smallest point and be lost in the F2 layer.

	Rich, kd0zz