[TowerTalk] Ground Systems

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In a message dated 10/25/01 6:47:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
davidw@copper.net writes:

> 
>  If it's a better thing to do, I'd prefer to install a grid of wires in the
>  130ft E/W X 200ft N/S rectangular field south of the dwelling, say, 65 
wires
>  on the
>  shorter, and 100 on the longer, side, and soldered at all crossings.  I'd
>  use those foot-long galvanized spikes at the ends as hold-downs.
>  

The ideal thing to do, cover the largest area with grid you can, you will 
have close to perfect ground for any antenna, especially vertically 
polarized. 

GL Yuri

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