Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query...

[Ford Peterson]

It seems to me that I've seen some discussion about running a wire on the ground along the length of a beverage to connect the grounds between the feedpoint and the termination.  Is this true?  This 1 wavelength beverage is 9' off what appears to be very high conductivity soil.  I'm using a transformer instead of resistors to terminate the end, which means I need a pretty good ground return to make it work correctly.  Would another run of wire help?

Ford-N0FP
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