Topband: Ground for K9AY Loop

[N4ZR]

The loop is finished, but I'm having a devil of a time getting a ground 
rod in at the base.  It's been over a month since the last rain here, 
and the soil is really hard.  Seems like I read someplace that you could 
substitute a couple of 50-foot on the ground radials for a ground rod if 
necessary.  True?

PS even without the ground, or the feedline chokes, directivity seems 
pretty good on high AM BC stations.

Any advice much appreciated.

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73, Pete N4ZR
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