Topband: Chainlink fence

[Hal Kennedy]

For what its worth --
At my last QTH in Florida I lived in a neighborhood where most of the lots 
were fenced from each other via chainlink.  The stuff extended in all 
directions for thousands of feet.  I put up an inverted L, starting at the 
top of the fence (5 feet above ground) and simply tied the shield of the 
coax feed to the fence.  Best topband antenna I ever had.  Remember, there 
is a pipe going one to two feet deep into the ground every 8 feet or so.  
Chainlink makes a great radial sysem if you can tie into enough of it.  BTW, 
the DC resistance from the fence to power ground was under an ohm -- an 
indicator the RF resistance might also be low.  More telling, the inverted L 
had an impedance of about 35 ohms.  I miss that old fence.....
Hal N4GG


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