Topband: I like 160

[K1FZ-Bruce]

Great idea Frank. 
 
Thanks for passing it along. 
 
There are other solutions to low band problems yet to be found. 
 
Thanks,
 
73
Bruce-k1fz
http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
 
Ground rod problems aren't unusual, among the many excellent 
alternatives is to use chicken wire laid on the ground or slightly 
buried. One of my former employers built hundreds of Beverage 
antennas using chicken wire ground mats laid on soils with solid 
rock just a few inches below the surface. 

Antenna performance was excellent as verified by detailed 
pattern measurements using XELEDOP battery operated 
transmitter towed several hundred feet behind and below an 
airplane. 

http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD0630092 

73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

 
My post was not really about my difficulty, but was about being 
inventive with low band problems. 
 
In Maine we  have to go down below, often, a 4 foot frost line to be 
effective in winter. 
 
Your solution looks good in warmer climates. Its always good to check 
out new ideas. 
 
Thanks for posting. Glad its working for you. 
 
73
Bruce-k1fz

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 17:22:31 +0000, william radice wrote:

:::: At the risk of opening an avalanche of comments....... 
Here's what I use. You can use it in a relatively shallow hole and it
works very well. This materiel is used by utility companies at the base
of power poles. 

Here's the info on it: https://www.erico.com/category.asp?category=R2387
And here's a video of how to use it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHtIYboE8NE

I can only dig about 3 feet into my soil before hitting a solid rock
shelf...acres and acres of my property are like this and I have had
great results with this stuff!
BILL K4OWR

On 4/6/2016 11:04 AM, K1FZ-Bruce wrote:
  To be successful on 160 meters a ham should to be inventive. 
  Like, if you can not drive a ground rod in due to local problems 
  (rocks, neighbors, whatever)
  How about getting a truckload of added soil to bury the rod. Then 
  plant flowers on the mound to make it a show piece? ( ; >))
  73
  Bruce-K1FZ