[TowerTalk] Faraday Cage

n8de at thepoint.net n8de at thepoint.net
Sat May 31 13:17:21 EDT 2008


Copper is very expensive at this time.

I'd go for galvanized mesh wire fencing [chicken wire?] .. quite  
inexpensive for a roll.

Make sure it's WELDED BEFORE galvanize, ir the 'joints' will be  
'diodes' and problematic.

You can solder to this stuff and connect a good ground to it easily.

73
Don
N8DE

Quoting warrenwolff at aol.com:

>
> This cage idea has always intrigued me.
>
> The copper mesh may be the cheapest and easiest way
> to accomplish such an arrangement, BUT, it there a
> maximum mesh size?
>
> It seems that one might find it just as effective to run
> a? "nest" of copper wires, say 3 feet (or other) apart
> and accomplish the same thing.
>
>
> Warren; W7WY
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