[Amps] Good Ground on 160

[R.Measures]

On Oct 15, 2005, at 12:08 PM, Rich wrote:

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>> I heard this One one evening on 160m:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org
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> 	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 
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> up to the smallest point and be lost in the F2 layer.
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excellent point, Rich
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org